Incorporated in 1862, the Placerville & Sacramento Valley Railroad completed its 26 mile line from Folsom Junction to Shingle Springs in June 1865. With the discovery of Silver in Nevada in 1865, the small village of Shingle Springs witnessed sudden growth as a bustling freighting and transportation center in the mountains. The depot was 800 feet long and saw the arrival of one freight and two passenger trains daily from Sacramento. Stages ran daily from Shingle Springs to Placerville and all stations east, burdened with passengers and express. All shipping to the Comstock mines passed through Shingle. From here freight was transported by wagons pulled by teams over the Sierras.

April 15, 2011

Air Shots of Shingle Springs

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