12/11/2021
3/19/22
3/19/22
12/11/2021
12/11/2021
Landmark information
- Location:
Mounted on wall in front of fire station, Main St, Georgetown - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
2/29/1996 - Date Most Recently Visited:
3/19/2022 - GPS Coordinates:
N 38 54.388, W 120 50.337
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Georgetown
Founded August 7, 1849 by George Phipps and party. Nicknamed Growlersburg from the heavy nuggets that "growled" in the miners' pans. Georgetown was the hub of an immensely rich gold area. After the disastrous fire of 1852 the old town was moved from the canyon in lower Main Street to its present site. Unique in early day planning, Main Street was laid out 100 feet wide and side streets 60 feet. Population was 3000 in 1854-56.