Watch where you're stepping!! Virtual Cache
Watch where you're stepping!!
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An easy virtual cache with an interesting name.
This virtual cache is located in the town of Amador City. Amador
City and County are named for Jose Maria Amador, a wealthy
California rancher who mined along the Amador Creek in 1848. It was
1851 that the settlement of Amador City began, after gold
outcroppings had been prospected on both sides of "Amadore's
Creek," several hundred yards upstream from downtown.
The "Original" or "Little" Amador Mine (north) and the Spring Hill
(south) were probably Amador County's first gold mines. The city's
most famous and productive mine, the Keystone, was organized in
1853 and before it closed for good in 1942, produced about $24
million in gold!
Today, the town is filled with authentic historic buildings from
the Gold Rush, but by no means a ghost town, you will find
travelers from all over the world bustling through the many antique
stores, boutiques, and museums. And when it's time to eat you have
dining options, ranging from an old fashioned soda fountain to
4-star gourmet dinning.
Many of the places in the Mother lode had interesting names.
Placerville, for example, used to be called "Hangtown", because
that is where the gallows were. Chili Gulch was named, because...
(Well, I'll let you visit that cache and find out for yourself.)
To "find" this cache, simply tell me the interesting name of this
street. For a bonus point, tell me how it got it's name. (You can
ask in any of the stores along the main street.) As always, please
don't post your answer as part of your visit.
Enjoy your visit. This really is a neat little town.
Please Note: Amador City and Sutter Creek are no longer on
the main highway. They have been replaced with a highway 49
"bypass." (And they call that Progress.... I have another name for
it.) If you take the bypass, you'll miss the town. Take the "old
road" and enjoy this wonderful little town.....
Thanks for visiting!!
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