Video from the El Dorado County Historical Museum.

This video featuring images from the El Dorado County Historical Museum's collection is part of a series created in collaboration with the El Dorado County Library in 2014. It covers the history of this heavily used transportation corridor first as an emigrant trail, then a major supply route to the Comstock Lode. It was California’s first state highway, and then the Pioneer Branch of the Lincoln Highway, and finally a modern high-speed highway.

The El Dorado County Historical Museum seeks to preserve and interpret the county’s rich history through exhibits and archives, and has a large collection of historical photographs depicting early Placerville and other communities around the county. Located in Placerville, the El Dorado County Historical Museum’s Research Room is open to the public with a large collection of local historical photographs, maps, records, newspapers, ledgers and other historical and government archival material. museum.edcgov.us