{"id":1822,"date":"2002-12-25T04:42:31","date_gmt":"2002-12-25T04:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/huell-howser-archives\/2003\/11\/08\/placerville-road-trip-118\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T21:36:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T21:36:14","slug":"placerville-road-trip-118","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/huell-howser-archives\/2002\/12\/25\/placerville-road-trip-118\/","title":{"rendered":"Placerville &#8211; Road Trip (118)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Join Huell as he visits Placerville, founded after the highly publicized discovery of gold in 1848 in the tailrace section at Sutter\u2019s Mill in Coloma, only 10 miles away. 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