Aurum City, California
Encyclopedia
Aurum City is a former settlement in El Dorado County
, California
. It was located 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of El Dorado
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A post office operated at Aurum City from 1852 to 1853. "Aurum" is the Latin
word for gold
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El Dorado County, California
El Dorado County is a county located in the historic Gold Country in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and foothills of the U.S. state of California. The 2010 population was 181,058. The El Dorado county seat is in Placerville....
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. It was located 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of El Dorado
El Dorado, California
El Dorado , not to be confused with the nearby El Dorado Hills, is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California. It is located southwest of Placerville, at an elevation of 1608 feet . The population was 4,096 at the 2000 census...
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A post office operated at Aurum City from 1852 to 1853. "Aurum" is the Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
word for gold
Gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...
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