Placerville's History - Old Hangtown

Fall for BC: Visit the historic Gold Rush Trail

'Hangtown' recognized as historical name for Placerville by city council

In the charming Gold Rush town of Placerville, California, a towering coastal redwood has stood as the heart of holiday celebrations for nearly 100 years. Inspired by the Nation’s Christmas Tree (the General Grant Tree in Kings Canyon), this living landmark on Main Street and Bedford Avenue has been lighting up the community every December since the late 1920s. But who planted it? Was it Fire Chief O.N. Hirst in 1928? A memorial by Mrs. Lena Rantz for her late husband? Or a joint effort by the A

'It's heartbreaking': Historic Placerville cafe ransacked by vandal

Naqsh-e Rustam, Fars, IRAN. A royal necropolis (burial site for kings). A site featuring rock reliefs, tombs, and inscriptions from two major Persian empires: Achaemenid Empire (c. 550–330 BCE) Sassanid Empire (c. 224–651 CE) ⚰️ Achaemenid Tombs There are four monumental tombs carved high into the cliff, believed to belong to: 1. Darius I the Great 2. Xerxes I 3. Artaxerxes I 4. Darius II These tombs are: Cruciform in shape. Decorated with carvings showing the king worshiping before a fire altar