​WALK HISTORIC PLACERVILLE

Placerville

”Village of Gold”

by Marilyn Ferguson 

At the gold country crossroads of historic Route 49 and Scenic Highway 50

For the History Buff

Placerville is a link in the chain of gold rush towns

 in the golden State of California, including our state flower the California golden poppy.

Placerville California Gold Country Crossroads "Scenic Hwy 50 and State Route 49

Copyright © 1998 - 2022 All Rights Reserved. Credits & Copyrights: Old 1888 Map & Main Street Landmarks Historic Display, "Walk Historic Placerville" © 1998. ~ Village of Gold, "Historic Garden Walk" © 2007. Tour Starts Here at Historic Main Street Sesquicentennial Book Celebrating Placerville's 150-year golden past History is taken from the original, "Walking Tour of Historic Placerville" © 1973 Placerville Walking Tour of City Gardens, Creek Projects and Public Art with Historic Points of Interest ©2013 For Placerville Garden Walk go here: http://www.josettejohnson.com

1. Walk Historic Placerville

2. River of Gold

3. Historic Placerville

4. Placerville Garden

5. Public Art

6. City Clock Landmark

7. Druid Monument Landmark

8. Bell Tower Landmark

9. Tour Starts Here

10. Old City Hall Gardens

11. Main Street at Bedford Ave.

12. Monument Garden Project

13. Ore Cart Garden

14. Ivy House Garden

15. Mooney Lot Garden

16. Fox Lot Garden Project

17. Snowshoe Thompson Mural

18. Welcome to Placerville

19. Gold Bug Park Garden Project

20. Gateway to Sierra Garden

21. Adopt a Hwy caltrans

22. El Dorado Trail Poppies

23. Randolph Creek Project

24. Hangtown Creek Watershed

25. Community Pride

26. Walking Tour Map

27. Archives

28. Gardens and Projects

29. Plant Palette Placerville

30. Upland to Riparia

31. Blooms and Beneficials

32. Signature Mountain Theme

33. Plant List Sampler

34. A Walk in the Garden

35. Old Hangtown Creek Plan

36. Mobile App Walk

37. Placerville Petals

38. Arts and Crafts

39. Poppy Seed Balls

40. Pop Up Portals

41. Fairy Doors

42. Paw Print Paths

43. Randolph Creek Confluence

44. Gold Country Crossroads

45 Pocket Plant Palette

46. Butterflies and Honeybees

47. Mojo Mystique Treehouse

48. Solarpure Photo Montage

49. Mojocat Art and Alchemy

50. Old Maps and Landmarks

​Placerville Petals and California Poppy Popup Portals