Brief
History:
Calaveras County, one
of the original 27 counties of the State,
was organized at the 1849-50 session of
the California State
Legislature. At one time it embraced
a portion of Amador, Alpine and Mono
Counties. In 1854, Amador County was
created
from Calaveras and El Dorado
counties, and parts of Calaveras County
was taken to form Fresno County in 1856,
Mono
County in 1861 and Alpine County in
1864.
Calaveras is a Spanish word meaning
skull. This name was first given to the
river because of the great quantities of
human
skulls found along the lower reaches
of the river.
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