Historic old belltower is on Main Street about center of Plascerville. This historic old town is so worth getting off Hwy 50 to visit. Quaint old shops, cafes and the wests only continuous running hardware store, right on Main. If they don't have it you won't find it. A great place to browse for quaint gifts. More

Part of historic downtown Placerville's history. The Bell Tower's bell was originally constructed to be rung during a fire emergency calling out the volunteers. Placerville, known as HANGTOWN experienced its share of fires, destroying much of the downtown. More

Cool old bell tower in the center of town. Decorated for the different annual holidays. Meeting place for groups of people who want to go in different directions but need a centralized meeting place. Easy to spot. Used for different celebrations. Just Cool!!! More

There really isn't much to the Bell Tower but being located right in the middle of downtown Placerville, it's a nice place to stop and take a break from walking up and down the street. More

The Bell Tower, standing in the center of town, is a monument to the city’s volunteer firemen. The Bell, placed in the tower in the plaza in 1865, was used as an alarm system to call out the firefighters. The tower was erected back in 1856 after three fires that year laid waste to most of the town. The bell... More