Higgins Point, California
Former mining settlement in El Dorado County, California
38°45′16″N 121°04′10″W / 38.7545°N 121.0694°W / 38.7545; -121.0694 Higgins Point is a former mining camp in El Dorado County, California.[1] It was located a half mile west of the center of Salmon Falls.[2] The place was named for the first person to open a store there, an Australian named Higgins.[2] Rich diggings of gold were discovered by Mormons at Higgins Point in 1849.[3] Higgins Point was the first part of Salmon Falls to be laid out as a town, starting in 1853.[4]
References
- ^ Upton, Charles Elmer (1906). Pioneers of El Dorado. The Internet Archive. Placerville, Calif., C. E. Upton. pp. 94–95.
- ^ a b Gudde, Erwin Gustav. "California gold camps : a geographical and historical dictionary of camps, towns, and localities where gold was found and mined, wayside stations and trading centers". worldcat.org. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 156. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
- ^ Sioli, Paolo (1883). Historical Souvenir of El Dorado County. The Internet Archive. Oakland: Paolo Sioli. p. 202.
- ^ Bancroft, Hubert Howe (1890). History of California. Vol. VI. The Hathi Trust. San Francisco: The History Company. See footnote 4 on page 352.
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Municipalities and communities of El Dorado County, California, United States
County seat: Placerville
- Placerville
- South Lake Tahoe
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- Auburn Lake Trails
- Cameron Park
- Camino
- Cold Springs
- Coloma
- Diamond Springs
- El Dorado Hills
- Georgetown
- Grizzly Flats
- Meyers
- Pollock Pines
- Shingle Springs
- Tahoma‡
communities
- Camp Richardson
- Clarksville
- Cool
- Echo Lake
- El Dorado
- Fair Play
- Fallen Leaf
- Frenchtown
- Fresh Pond
- Garden Valley
- Gold Hill
- Greenwood
- Kelsey
- Kyburz
- Latrobe
- Little Norway
- Lotus
- Meeks Bay
- Mount Aukum
- Nashville
- Newtown
- Omo Ranch
- Outingdale
- Pacific
- Phillips
- Pilot Hill
- Pino Grande
- Pleasant Valley
- Quintette
- Rescue
- Riverton
- Sciots Camp
- Sierra Springs
- Sly Park
- Smithflat
- Somerset
- Strawberry
- Twin Bridges
- Volcanoville
- White Hall
settlements
‡This CDP also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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