Placerville, Colorado

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Placerville, Colorado was originally establisheded as a small mining camp, named after the placer mines located on the San Miguel River and Leopard Creek. The location became known as Old Placerville after the Rio Grande Southern Railroad constructed a depot and several passing sidings west of the original settlement, calling it Placerville.

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