NoeHill Travels in California
El Dorado County Points of Interest
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The marker is concealed by the landscaping at the base of the leaning utility pole.
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23 October 2022
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Johnson Cutoff Trail Marker 30: Placerville
3071 Benham Street
Placerville
3071 Benham Street
Placerville
The plaque reads:
Johnson Cutoff Trail - Placerville
"We have come four miles and come to a flourishing little town in the mountains. The original name of this town is Placerville.... Men are diging [sic] here in the middle of the streets in search of gold." - William H. Kilgore. Aug 5, 1850
The Johnson Cutoff Trail and the Carson Trail intersected here. The inscription for Carson Trail Marker 69 is on the other side of this T-marker.