Inclusive dates: 1850-1906

El Dorado County, California, in the Sierra Nevada east of Sacramento in the heart of the gold mining country, was established in 1850 with Placerville as the county seat.

1,600 pieces Number of bound volumes: 183 Number of upright document boxes: 9 Number of clamshell document boxes: 5 Number of oversize boxes: 1

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