Editing Shingle Springs, California (section)

==History==

Like many of the other towns in California's [[Gold Country|Mother Lode]], Shingle Springs grew out of a camp set up by gold miners during the [[California Gold Rush]] - in this case, a group of "49ers" who'd followed the [[California Trail|Carson-Emigrant Trail]] through [[Pleasant Valley, Nevada]]. The community took its name from a horse-drawn [[Wood shingle|shingle]] machine capable of producing 16,000 shingles a day that was located near the [[Spring (hydrosphere)|springs]] at the western edge of the camp.<ref>[http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/stories/shinglesprings.html "Shingle Springs – A Gold Rush Mining Camp Turns Rail Town"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070618161638/http://co.el-dorado.ca.us/stories/shinglesprings.html |date=2007-06-18 }} by Anthony Belli; retrieved June 5, 2007</ref>

A rich store of written records preserved by Shingle Springs pioneers has left a detailed picture of the Gold Rush. For example, the [[Boston-Newton Joint Stock Association]], which left [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] on April 16, 1849, camped there the night before their arrival at [[Sutter's Fort]] on September 27, after a remarkable journey across the continent.{{citation needed|date=June 2007}} The "Shingle Spring" post office also operated from 1853 to 1855.<ref name=CGN /> The "Shingle Springs" post office opened in 1865. The office's name was changed to "Shingle" in 1895, and reverted in 1955.<ref name=CGN /> As a result, the town is now designated [[California Historical Landmark]] #456.<ref name=CHL>{{cite ohp|456|Shingle Springs|2012-10-07}}</ref>

Of particular interest is the fact that, before the area was settled by Anglo-Americans, a Maidu village called Bamom was located in the vicinity of modern-day Shingle Springs.<ref name=gnis>{{gnis|1733954}}</ref>