Hangtown.com
Welcome to Hangtown.Com. We will be updating this site soon. We were part of placerville.com until October 2007 when the placerville.com domain was sold and separated from the joint venture. So we are starting all over and hope to have a definitive plan soon.

So why the name Hangtown and what does it mean?  In 1849, Placerville California earned its most common historical name, "hangtown" , due to the numerous hangings that had taken place in Placerville and you have to admit it sparks a bit of interest. Learn more about "Old Hangtown" by reading the History of Placerville on our site.

Do you have an great idea that you would like to see on this web site? We'll have a way for you to add your ideas soon.

We will be attempting to build a links site with listings of business in the El Dorado County, California area as well as links that we feel might be of interest to visitors to our site. If you know of a great resource on the web, send us your link and we'll check it out. If you're interested in advertising on this site, contact us and we'll be happy to discuss your ideas.

Check back soon to see how we are doing.     


Latest Placerville, California, weather conditions and forecast The History of Placerville, California

Prior to the discovery of gold in nearby Coloma, California by James W. Marshall in 1848 sparking the California Gold Rush, the small town now known as Placerville was known as Dry Diggins after the manner in which the miners moved cartloads of dry soil to running water to separate the gold from the soil. Later in 1849, the town earned its most common historical name, "hangtown" , due to the numerous hangings that had taken place there. By 1850, the temperance league and a few local churches had begun to request that a more friendly name be bestowed upon the town. The name was not changed until 1854 when the City of Placerville was incorporated. At its incorporation Placerville was the third largest town in California. In 1857 the county seat was then moved from Coloma to Placerville, where it remains today.

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