GEORGETOWN
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NAME: Georgetown COUNTY: El Dorado ROADS: 2WD GRID: 1 CLIMATE: Mild spring, fall, cool winter, warm summer. BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime |
COMMENTS:
About 2000 residents live here, located 18-20 miles north of Placerville on sr193. REMAINS: Many historic bldgs, etc. |
| Georgetown got its start in 1849 when George Phipps & a group of sailors worked the stream below the present townsite and stuck it rich. It was first named Growlersburg because the nuggets in the miner's pans made a "growling" sound. Tents were the most popular form of architecture, and the streets were soon lined with miner's shacks & canvas meeting halls. Submitted by: Bob Stelow |
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