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B-427 PLACERVILLE, CALIFORNIA Placerville is the county seat of El Dorado county, one of the original twenty-seven counties. With the discovery of gold at nearby Coloma, on Jan. 24, 1848, the lure of easy wealth brought a small army of outlaws known as the owls. One night three of them held up a Frenchman by the name of Cailloux and stole 50 ounces of gold dust at the point of a knife. Captured, the three culprits were tried and hanged from a great oak. Thus the town acquired the name of Hangtown. Placerville later replaced the name. Placerville was not only known as the main stop for Overland Mail, Pony Express and overland telegraph but was where such men as Mark Hopkins, Philip D. Armour and John Studebaker laid the foundation for their success... M.P. Photo-color by Merle Porter O & Published by Royal Pictures, Colton, California S-14519-1 Address