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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNRF_confidence-engine-company_Placerville-CA.html
Erected in 1860, this part of City Hall housed the Confidence Engine Company which was originally formed as The Mountaineer Engine Company. When flames engulfed most of the town in 1856, concerned citizens of Placerville realized that even the bes…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNRB_john-mohler-studebaker_Placerville-CA.html
1833 - - - 1917Pioneer - Blacksmith - SoldierInventor - Builder
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNR0_sgt-j-scott-lindsay_Placerville-CA.html
Dedicated to the memory of all those veterans,down through the years, who fought so valiantlyfor their country.. Those who returned..and those that did not.
From one who did not return from "Desert Storm"
Sgt. J. Scott Lindsay5 April 1963 - …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNQW_morning-star-20-i-o-o-f-lodge-building_Placerville-CA.html
Morning Star Lodge #20 was instituted February 9, 1854. The Lodge met for several years on the second floor of a 48 x 24 foot hillside building near here. In 1859, the members erected a building on this site. On May 15th, 1910, a fire started in t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNQP_site-of-placerville-drive-in-market_Placerville-CA.html
Owned and operated by theRay Gier FamilyFrom 1946 to 1955
Owned and operated by the Bing Petersonand Thomas C. Smith FamiliesFrom 1955 to 1967
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNQN_site-of-original-raleys-grocery-store_Placerville-CA.html
Site of originalRaley's Grocery Storeopened on February 16, 1935byThomas P. Raley, Founder of"Raley's Super Markets&Drug Centers"
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNN0_da-ow-a-ga-lake-tahoe_South-Lake-Tahoe-CA.html
A Sacred Gathering PlaceMany generations of Washoe people spent summers here, living near the shores of Lake Tahoe. Known as >i>da ow a ga by the Washoe, the lake provided a sacred meeting place, where summer gatherings were a focus of Washoe life…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNIW_vikingsholm-a-scandinavian-castle_South-Lake-Tahoe-CA.html
Because Emerald Bay reminded her of a fjord in Norway, Lora J.M. Knight purchased 200 acres here in 1928 for $250,000. She commissioned her architect nephew to design a summer home that combined the features of Scandinavian castles and churches.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNH1_tahoe-by-car_South-Lake-Tahoe-CA.html
Imagine what an adventure it must have been for Tahoe's early motorists. Traveling in open-air Model Ts and Oldsmobiles, vacationers began driving as roads connected the Lake's recreation spots. Completed in 1913, a rough road around Emerald Bay l…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNGI_fannette-island_South-Lake-Tahoe-CA.html
Tahoe's Only IslandOver the last 100 years, Tahoe's only island has been known by a number of names. In 1866, a group of young vacationers dreamed up the first name, Coquette, a word referring to a flirtatious or seductive woman. Attracted to the …