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The Golden Highway—Placer County
November 2004 by Frank Lorey III
Leaving El Dorado County and crossing the middle fork of the American River, the next county along Highway 49, the “Golden Highway,” is Placer County. The county also owes its name to the mining heritage of the gold rush.Melman on Gold & Silver
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