Logtown
Ghost town · United States
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 38.633, -120.852
Why it was abandoned
⛏️ Gold rush
Detected automatically from the text: 8 km) southwest of Placerville in El Dorado County, California.
History
Logtown, also known as Empire City, is a former mining town located on California State Route 49 about 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Placerville in El Dorado County, California. It first appeared in the US census in 1850, however the exact date of the town's founding is unclear. The town would become a small resting point mentioned in passing by most in El Dorado county.