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Cherokee was the first placer camp in the East Belt section of the Mother Lode. Gold was discovered here in 1853 by the Scott brothers, descendants of Cherokee Indians. The scars of placer diggings in every little arroyo in Cherokee Valley later healed over, and the placers were replaced by quartz mines. Present-day productive farms in this area were once rich placer grounds.
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