El Dorado, California
38°40′58″N 120°50′52″W / 38.68278°N 120.84778°W
El Dorado | |
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Coordinates: 38°40′58″N 120°50′52″W / 38.68278°N 120.84778°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | El Dorado County |
Elevation | 1,608 ft (490 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 4,096 |
Official name | El Dorado California [1] |
Reference no. | 486 |
Official name | El Dorado-Nevada House [2] |
Reference no. | 700 |
El Dorado (
ZIP code is 95623. The community is inside area code 530
.
History
El Dorado, "The Gilded One", was first known as Mud Springs from the boggy quagmire the cattle and horses made of a nearby watering place. Originally an important camp on the old
Carson Trail, by 1849-50 it had become the center of a mining district and the crossroads for freight and stagecoach lines. At the height of the rush its large gold production supported a population of several thousand. It was incorporated as the town of El Dorado in 1856. El Dorado was a station of the Central Overland Pony Express. On April 13, 1860, William (Sam) Hamilton, a pony rider, changed horses at the Nevada House, he was carrying the first westbound mail of the Pony Express from St. Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento
.
The first post office in Mud Spring was opened in 1851, the name was changed to El Dorado in 1855.[4] The town incorporated in 1855 and disincorporated in 1857.[4]
Politics
In the
the 1st Senate District, represented by Republican Brian Dahle,[6] and the 5th Assembly District, represented by Republican Joe Patterson.[7]
Federally, El Dorado is in California's 4th congressional district, represented by Democrat Mike Thompson.[8]
References
- ^ "El Dorado". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
- ^ "El Dorado-Nevada House". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: El Dorado, California
- ^ ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ "El Dorado". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
- ^ "Senators". State of California. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
- ^ "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
- ^ "California's 4th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved March 3, 2013.