Near Placerville in El Dorado County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Carson Trail - Wagon Road to Placerville

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, October 17, 2022

1. Carson Trail - Wagon Road to Placerville Marker

Inscription. "Entered Pleasant Valley in which are established several trading posts....We moved on and...descended into a valley in which is situated a few log huts & 1 tavern. This place is named Ring(g)old." James G. Shields, Aug 13, 1850

Erected 2005 by Trails West, Inc. (Marker Number CR-67.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the California Trail, the Kit Carson Trail, and the Trails West Inc. series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is August 13, 1850.

Location. 38° 41.344′ N, 120° 45.509′ W. Marker is near Placerville, California, in El Dorado County. It is on Cedar Ravine Road, on the right when traveling east. Marker is on an embankment about 140 feet east of the intersection with Quarry Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Placerville CA 95667, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sacramento Metro,

in the Gold Country,

in the Sierra Nevada,

and in the Lake Tahoe Basin.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

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Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Carson Trail - Wagon Road to Placerville (approx. 1.6 miles away); Carson Trail - Wagon Road Junction (approx. 2.3 miles away); The Smith Flat House (approx. 3.1 miles away); Diamond Springs I.O.O.F. No. 09 Lodge Hall (approx. 3.1 miles away); Odd Fellows Hall (approx. 3.1 miles away); Diamond Springs (approx. 3.2 miles away); Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 3.3 miles away); Swift Berry (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Placerville.

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, October 17, 2022

2. Carson Trail - Wagon Road to Placerville Marker

Carson Trail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, October 17, 2022

3. Carson Trail

The marker is on an embankment.

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, October 17, 2022

4. Carson Trail

Cedar Ravine Road near Quarry Road,

Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 23, 2022, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. This page has been viewed 280 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 23, 2022, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.