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CHILI BAR: (Also called Chilean Bar). Located on the South Fork of the American River between Placerville and Kelsey. Known for its slate quarry.

COOL: Located on Highway 49, it was a placer camp of the 1850s and lasted until about 1900.

COON HOLLOW: Located southwest of Placerville. The Coon Hollow Mine, including the Excelsior claim, yielded 10 million dollars.

EL DORADO: (Also called Mud Springs). Located about 4 miles southwest of Placerville the name Mud Springs was given when the post office was established in 1851. The name was changed to El Dorado in 1855. Productive mines in the area include the Pocahontas Mine (3 miles south of town) was one of the oldest quartz mines in the state. The most productive mines were the Church Mine and Union Mine.

FAIR PLAY: Located near Perry Creek, tributary to the Middle Fork of the Cosumnes River. In 1853 the camp was a prosperous little mining town with several stores and hotels. In the 1880s agriculture prevailed, but a 10-stamp mill was still in production. Today it is home to some of El Dorado County's best wineries.

GRIZZLY FLATS: (Also called Chickamasee). Discovered and named in 1850 by three prospectors who killed a grizzly bear.

GROWLERSBURG: A nickname for Georgetown. A real Growlersburg is thought to have been located around Folsom Lake and named for an English sailor who was always growling.

JAYHAWK: Located on a tributary to Weber Creek, 10 miles west of Placerville. Settled by Missourians and named for early prospector, J. Hawk.

LOTUS: (Also called Marshall and Uniontown). Located near Coloma, it was an old, rich but short-lived placer mining town.

MOSQUITO: (Two camps were here called Big House or Lower Town and Nelsonville). Located six miles northeast of Placerville, the main activity was agriculture.

NEWTOWN: Located on the south side of Weber Creek, 7 miles southeast of Placerville. Profitable mining was carried on as early as 1848. In winter of 1849-50, four men took out 64 thousand dollars from a small ravine. The town flourished after ditches brought water from Weber Creek in 1853.

PILOT HILL: (Also called Centerville). Located between Coloma and Cool, it was named by John Fremont during his expedition to this new territory.

POVERTY POINT: Located on the east side of Big Canyon, 2 miles north of Placerville. The Guilford Mine with a 15-stamp mill operated into the 20th century and produced 200 thousand dollars between 1912 and 1917.

SALMON FALLS: Located on the South Fork of the American River, a few miles from the junction with the Middle Fork; now partly under Folsom Lake. It was one of the earliest successful gold camps, probably discovered by Mormons. In 1853 a canal was built from the Falls, providing water for many of the diggings which are now covered by Folsom Lake.

SMITHS FLAT: Located three miles east of Placerville on the Blue Channel of the county. Total production of Smiths Flat placer mine was more than 2 million dollars.

TEXAS HILL: Located about 2 miles southeast of Placerville, it is situated on the Tertiary channel of the South Fork of the American River. Between 1861 and 1871 hydraulic mining was carried on. About 10 million dollars worth of gold was produced in the area between Texas Hill and Coon Hollow.