Old frontier towns, especially those mining cities that grew up fast in the 1870s were less that politically correct. They were changed in order to attract respectable citizens
Bedbug becomes Ione
Hangtown becomes Placerville
Negro Bar becomes Tolsom
Thursday, October 15, 2009
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