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Placerville was once known as Dry Diggins, after the 49ers method of hauling cartloads of dry dirt to running water where they separated gold from the soil. That name might not be glamorous, but it was less hostile than the town's later name, Old Hangtown. Three guesses about what sort of punishments were routinely doled out there.
After James Marshall discovered gold in nearby Coloma, the Gold Rush descended on the area now known as Placerville, California
