El Dorado County Points of Interest
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The Carson Trail plate is on the bottom rail.
The T-marker has two plates for Johnson Cutoff 25.
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Intersection of Park Creek Road and Old Carson
Road "...the left hand road leads to Weberville
& the right leads to Hangtown or Placerville."
18 October 2022
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Park Creek Road at Old Carson Road
The plate for Carson Trail Marker 61 is mounted on the bottom rail. The rails also contain two plates for Johnson Cutoff 25.
The Carson plate reads:
Carson Trail - Junction
"We moved on...to where the roads forked...the left hand road leads to Weberville & the right leads to Hangtown or Placerville. We concluded to take the left hand road, now we commence a gradual descent." - James G. Shields, Aug 12, 1850