“Macaroni and cheese. Sunday pot roast and vegetables. Southern Fried Chicken. Ooey-gooey grilled cheese. Spaghetti and meatballs. These are all the things that make your pants too tight and your self-esteem plummet. But it’s totally worth it!” Unknown Author As…
Author: Doug Noble
Community Profiles – Placerville, Part 1 (The Beginning)
Placerville: the Ravine City; Old Dry Diggings; Old Hangtown – under many names its history goes back almost to the very start of the California Gold Rush. The place that we now know as the City of Placerville started out…
Community Profiles – Pilot Hill
Originally called Centerville, the name of this early Gold Rush town was officially changed to Pilot Hill on April 18,1854, when the post office was established with Silas Hayes as its postmaster. There were three nearby villages: Pilot Hill, a…
Community Profiles – Omo Ranch
Some believe that Omo Ranch is named after a Miwok Indian village that had been located on this site. The name of the village was Omo, which some anthropologists think may have been an Indian word meaning “water.” Others disagree…