Placerville

[ plas-er-vil ]

noun

1. a town in central California; 19th-century gold-mining center.

Example Sentences

In the mining days at Placerville there was no more redoubtable poker player in the county.

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The second day arter I was changed to the Placerville route, thet woman comes outer the hotel above the stage-office.

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A Pioneer who had just crossed the Plains fell into a strange experience upon his arrival at Placerville.

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A letter from Placerville, written in September, 1850, describes a female Pioneer who had not quite reached the goal.

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A fierce storm arose the day before the start was to be made, and it fell heavier on the Placerville than on the other route.

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