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| Landmark #456 | El Dorado County | Visited: April 5, 2015 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A plaque in Shingle Springs named for the Boston-Newton Party! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: The Boston-Newton Joint Stock Association, which left Boston April 16 and arrived at Sutter’s Fort September 27 after a remarkable journey across the continent, camped here on September 26, 1849. A rich store of written records preserved by these pioneers has left a fascinating picture of the gold rush.
OTHER TIDBITS: The main diary writers on this expedition were Charles Gould and David Jackson Staples, two journeymen working for the Petee Iron Works. In case you don’t know what a journeyman is, it’s someone who has finished an apprenticeship but not yet attained mastery! A fascinating example of how civilization met the wilderness, the company traveled by train and boat to St. Louis, Missouri, where the trails to the west began! They used the northern route through Salt Lake City, incorporating pack mules to take them through the roughest parts and a ship to bring the rest of their supplies around the horn to meet them in San Francisco! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: Mother Lode Dr near post office Shingle Springs, CA 95682 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~417mi (672km) — 7hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |