Euchre Diggings, California

Euchre Diggings is a former mining camp and settlement in El Dorado County, California.[1] It was located near Shingle Springs[1] The place was founded in 1849; the name is from the card game euchre, with which the miners entertained themselves during the winter.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 554. ISBN 9781884995149.