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 May
Barisone,
El Dorado Hills' very own 2001 Honorary Mayor, is the official
welcoming person to new residents in El Dorado Hills and
Cameron Park/Shingle
Springs area ... If you need to know more about
these communities, please call May at 916-933-8923 or Email
May.
Originally
an early, bustling, California gold mining settlement, Shingle
Springs has taken on the character of a peaceful country
community with ranches and homes on acreage. The area was
riddled with rich placer mines, yielding up to $200 per
rocker per day. With the discovery of gold came people and
the first general store in 1865.
As claims failed, the miners moved on ... but cattle ranchers
and farmers saw the value in these hills and continued to
support the area. The first post office was established
on February 3, 1853. In 1866, the Sacramento Valley Railroad
was extended to Shingle Springs. As a railroad terminus,
the town boomed with trains and stages departing daily.
It became one of the busiest business centers in the Golden
State.
In 1867,
the railroad found a new route through Auburn. Some area
residents moved on, but many decided to stay and establish
Shingle Springs as a permanent community. On May 11, 1895,
the name was changed to Shingle. It stayed that way until
1955, when it again became Shingle Springs.
Chamber
of Commerce
www.sscpchamber.org
Shingle
Springs Community Park
Mother Lode Drive near North Star Drive, Shingle Springs
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Shingle
Springs Certified Farmers Market Schedule