Placerville for history and pot pies...
After the discovery of gold in nearby in 1848 sparked the California Gold Rush, the small town now known as Placerville was known as Dry Diggin's after the manner in which the miners moved cartloads of dry soil to running water to separate the gold from the soil. Later in 1849, the town earned its most common historical name, "Hangtown", because of the numerous hangings that had occurred there. By 1850, the temperance league and a few local churches had begun to request that a more friendly name be bestowed upon the town. The name was not changed until 1854 and was the third largest town in California. Most recent news is that the artist, Thomas Kinkade, grew up here.
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| Placerville Hardware is the oldest hardware store west of the Mississippi. This a man's toy store. Original features, rich history, and everything a man could want. Fun to explore. |
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| Operating since 1856, Placerville News Company is the 5th oldest business in California. |
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| I love this store! Classic. |
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| We drove 50+ miles to Placerville have lunch here at Z Pies. The concept was born after the owners traveled to Australia and New Zealand, where it's hard to walk a city block without passing several pie eating opportunities! On their return they would ask themselves, “Why are meat pies not as tasty or more popular here in the States?” We have asked ourselves the same question, surprisingly often. We were not disappointed and we later found Z Pies comes to Tahoe's farmers' market, every Wednesday. Just another reason to move there! |
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| Bridal Veil Falls... A beautiful spot to stop on the way back to Tahoe. |
1 comments:
It is like stepping back in time! What a lovely little town! I for one agree on the meat pie thing. My family is from Canada and meat pies are big up there! I love them! So looks like Z Pies will be on the visit list in Tahoe.
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