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Bell Tower


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #9 of 23 attractions in Placerville
Traveler Description: Placerville's fire alarm in 1856.
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Attraction type: Monument

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5 of 5 stars
Shafsky   9 contributions
Placerville, CA
May 14, 2005

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

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