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53-461: The Heritage Singers are an American gospel group founded by the late Max Mace and his wife Lucy , with their two children Valerie Ann and Gregory James . Based near Placerville, California , the group has traveled to over 65 countries, performed over 7,000 concerts, produced 200 television programs, and recorded over 200 albums. After four years of performing with the Rose City Singers,

106-526: A Superior Court and Sheriff (as an officer of the court ), both located in a designated "shire town". Bennington County, Vermont has two shire towns; the court for "North Shire" is in the shire town Manchester , and the Sheriff for the county and court for "South Shire" are in the shire town Bennington. In 2024, Connecticut , which had not defined their counties for anything but statistical, historical and weather warning purposes since 1960, along with ending

159-418: A clay racing surface around the perimeter of the football field, Warren Jewitt and Bruno Romani created what was originally known as "Hangtown Speedway". Auto racing took place here for the first time on June 18, 1965. Since 1965, Placerville Speedway has hosted several racing divisions. The track was cut out of a hillside, giving it higher banking, and covered with a dark red clay racing surface. Placerville

212-410: A county seat may be an independent city surrounded by, but not part of, the county of which it is the administrative center; for example, Fairfax City is both the county seat of Fairfax County, Virginia and completely surrounded by Fairfax County, but the city is politically independent of the county. When the county seat is in the independent city, government offices such as the courthouse may be in

265-646: A county was the magistrate , who oversaw both the day-to-day operations of the county as well as civil and criminal cases. The current number of counties mostly resembled that of the later years of the Qing dynasty . Changes of location and names of counties in Chinese history have been a major field of research in Chinese historical geography, especially from the 1960s to the 1980s. There are 1,355 counties in Mainland China out of

318-643: A few stops in between. Placerville is served by the Placerville Airport . A "Good Neighbor" airport (one that takes measures for noise abatement), it has a 4,200-foot-long (1,300 m) runway, but is not currently served by any commercial air transport. Placerville has many old buildings from the Gold Rush days. A walk down Main Street also reveals many historical markers, signifying spots of certain events or persons of importance during this period. Placerville

371-508: A large stone column holding a glass and metal "torch" known as "The Druid Monument", commemorating the Order's inception there 1860. The City of Placerville is currently attempting to repave the roundabout containing the monument, possibly removing it permanently in the process—a proposal that has divided the community. Over the years many influential people had shops in Placerville, mostly along

424-416: A minimum of 32.5 °F (0.3 °C). Average July temperatures are a maximum of 92.7 °F (33.7 °C) and a minimum of 57.2 °F (14.0 °C). Annually, there are an average of 65.7 days with highs of 90 °F (32 °C) or higher and 61.3 mornings with lows of 32 °F (0 °C) or lower. The record high temperature was 114 °F (46 °C) on July 4, 1911. The record low temperature

477-510: A more friendly name be bestowed upon the town. The name was not changed until 1854 when the City of Placerville was incorporated , taking the name from the local placer gold deposits . At its incorporation, Placerville was the third largest town in California. In 1857, the county seat was then moved from Coloma to Placerville, where it remains today. The town's first post office opened in 1850. In 1871,

530-559: A museum with tours and books. The Sacramento and Placerville Railroad , (later part of the Southern Pacific Railroad ) had a branch line that extended from Folsom to Placerville. The track was abandoned in the 1980s and is now used by heritage railroads. The Camino, Placerville and Lake Tahoe Railroad (now abandoned) also operated an eight-mile (thirteen-kilometer) shortline that operated between Camino, California , and Placerville until June 17, 1986. The track right-of-way

583-655: A patriotic/folk singing group sponsored by Portland -based United Medical Laboratories, the Maces decided to resign and form a Christian group in 1971. Jerry Leiske named the group based on Bible scripture equating saints with God's "heritage ... objects of His special care." The first year, they released two albums ( Hymns We Remember and Come Along with the Heritage Singers ), and performed their first public concert on June 4, 1971. Early accompanists included Bob Silverman on piano, Pete McLeod on guitars, and Jeff Wood on bass. In

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636-582: A second group in September 1974, dubbed Heritage II, (subsequently named New Creation) to perform mostly at cities located in the eastern half of the United States;, and a third group, Heritage Singers en Español, which tours South America singing Spanish versions of the group's signature songs. More than 250 people have performed as members of The Heritage Singers; however, the Mace family has remained at its core. As for

689-568: A total of 2,851 county-level divisions. In Taiwan , the first counties were first established in 1661 by the Kingdom of Tungning . The later ruler Qing empire inherited this type of administrative divisions. With the increase of Han Chinese population in Taiwan, the number of counties also grew by time. By the end of Qing era, there were 11 counties in Taiwan. Protestant missionaries in China first romanized

742-527: Is a city in and the county seat of El Dorado County, California , United States. The population was 10,747 as of the 2020 census, up from 10,389 as of the 2010 census. It is part of the Sacramento – Arden-Arcade – Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area . A former Maidu settlement called Indak was located at the site of the town. After the discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill in nearby Coloma, California , by James W. Marshall in 1848 sparked

795-460: Is a part of the Lincoln Highway . El Dorado Transit runs public bus service, both local routes connecting Placerville to other populated areas on the western slope and weekday commuter service to/from Sacramento, including the 20 bus to Iron Point Station . Amtrak Thruway 20C provides a daily connection to Sacramento Valley Station to the west, and South Lake Tahoe to the east, with

848-593: Is a section of Middle Township , an incorporated municipality. In some states, often those that were among the original Thirteen Colonies , county seats include or formerly included "Court House" as part of their name, such as Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia . Most counties have only one county seat. However, some counties in Alabama , Arkansas , Georgia , Iowa , Kentucky , Massachusetts , Mississippi , Missouri , New Hampshire , New York , and Vermont have two or more county seats, usually located on opposite sides of

901-471: Is becoming a center for wine production. The wine region is officially designated as the El Dorado AVA . The largest wineries in the area are Boeger, Lava Cap and Madroña, but most of the 30 plus wineries surrounding Placerville are family owned and smaller in wine grape and wine production. The region is "renown[ed] for making vibrantly flavorful, distinctly delicious wines, grown in the dramatic elevations of

954-528: Is home to the Mountain Democrat , the oldest continuously published newspaper in California, and Marshall Medical Center. Placerville is served by two major highways. California State Route 49 runs north and south, connecting the city with the other major communities in the Sierra Nevada foothills. U.S. Route 50 heads west to Sacramento and east to South Lake Tahoe . This portion of U.S. Route 50

1007-469: Is now a 37-mile hiking and biking path that connects the city of Folsom, California to the town of Camino with plans to extend the trail across the entire El Dorado county and eventually to Lake Tahoe. Placerville is now registered as California Historical Landmark #701. Placerville's logo featured a hangman's noose, in reference to the town's history as "Hangtown", until 2021, when the town council voted to remove it. An earlier proposal to redesign

1060-475: The California Gold Rush , the small town now known as Placerville was known as Dry Diggin's after the manner in which the miners moved cartloads of dry soil to run water to separate the gold from the soil. Later in 1849, the town earned its most common historical name, Hangtown , because of the numerous hangings that had occurred there. However, there is debate on exactly how many lynchings occurred in

1113-574: The Placerville Union Cemetery was founded by a group of fraternal organizations, and it holds the graves of many of the city founders. Placerville was a central hub for the Mother Lode region's mining operations. The town had many services, including transportation (of people and goods), lodging, banking, and had a market and general store. The history of hard-rock mining is evidenced by an open and accessible Gold Bug Park & Mine, now

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1166-539: The Sui dynasty abolished the commandery level (郡 jùn), which was the level just above counties, and demoted some commanderies to counties. In Imperial China, the county was a significant administrative unit because it marked the lowest level of the imperial bureaucratic structure; in other words, it was the lowest level that the government reached. Government below the county level was often undertaken through informal non-bureaucratic means, varying between dynasties. The head of

1219-515: The United States , a county is an administrative or political subdivision of a state that consists of a geographic area with specific boundaries and usually some level of governmental authority. The city, town, or populated place that houses county government is known as the seat of its county. Generally, the county legislature, county courthouse, sheriff's department headquarters, hall of records, jail and correctional facility are located in

1272-460: The 1970s the Heritage Singers collaborated with Ron Huff, who arranged their first albums with full orchestration. Heritage Singers bought a touring bus (a former Greyhound PD-4501 Scenicruiser they named "Old Blue") from a lot in San Francisco, which remained in their service for 10 years. [1] As their popularity grew (along with the television series "Heritage Singers Presents"), they formed

1325-679: The Joint Powers Authority consisting of Sacramento County, Folsom, and El Dorado County. The line is being converted to a hiking and biking trail, with over 12 miles of the rail line now paved as a Class 1 biking route. Placerville is the home of United Ancient Order of Druids of California Grove No. 1, which was established in 1860 as the first Druid hall in California. It was reinstated in 2017–18, along with several other historical fraternal societies. Main Street Placerville features

1378-524: The Sierra Nevada." The area is increasingly a center for sophisticated production of Rhone style wines, noted by El Dorado County having a local chapter of the Rhone Rangers winemaker association. Formerly known as Anderson Field, the arena and main grandstand that is now known as Placerville Speedway was originally built by the El Dorado County Fair during the winter months of 1956. Constructing

1431-769: The administrative centers of the counties in the People's Republic of China . Xian have existed since the Warring States period and were set up nationwide by the Qin dynasty . The number of counties in China proper gradually increased from dynasty to dynasty. As Qin Shi Huang reorganized the counties after his unification, there were about 1,000. Under the Eastern Han dynasty , the number of counties increased to above 1,000. About 1400 existed when

1484-503: The city range from 1,800 feet (550 m) to nearly 4,000 feet (1,200 m). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 5.8 square miles (15 km ), over 99% of it land. Placerville has cool, frequently wet winters and hot, dry summers, creating a typically Californian Mediterranean climate ( Köppen Csa ). Average January temperatures are a maximum of 53.4 °F (11.9 °C) and

1537-432: The county seat is the entire county. Ellicott City , the county seat of Howard County, Maryland , is the largest unincorporated county seat in the United States, followed by Towson , the county seat of Baltimore County, Maryland . Likewise, some county seats may not be incorporated in their own right, but are located within incorporated municipalities. For example, Cape May Court House, New Jersey , though unincorporated,

1590-491: The county seat, though some functions (such as highway maintenance, which usually requires a large garage for vehicles, along with asphalt and salt storage facilities) may also be located or conducted in other parts of the county, especially if it is geographically large. A county seat is usually an incorporated municipality . The exceptions include the county seats of counties that have no incorporated municipalities within their borders, such as Arlington County, Virginia , where

1643-420: The county. Examples include Harrison County, Mississippi , which has both Biloxi and Gulfport as county seats, and Hinds County, Mississippi , which has both Raymond and the state capital of Jackson . The practice of multiple county seat towns dates from the days when travel was difficult. There have been few efforts to eliminate the two-seat arrangement, since a county seat is a source of civic pride for

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1696-450: The group collaborated with Art Mapa , a sound producer, arranger, guitarist, and composer, and eventually married Val Mace (-Mapa) . Soon after, Turning Point Studio was created, where Heritage Singers albums have been recorded since. Celebratory reunion concerts have been held in 1979 ( Swing Auditorium ), 1986 ( Anaheim Convention Center ), 2001 ( Ontario Convention Center), and 2005 ( Crystal Cathedral ). A final 45th anniversary reunion

1749-492: The hangman's platform that was used for public hangings along with a commemorative mannequin ("George") hanging from a noose above the Old Hangman's Tree (now an ice cream parlor). The dummy enjoyed a brief hiatus when town officials attempted to freshen up the town's image before returning due to popular demand. In 2015 the dummy was stolen. It has since been replaced. In April 2021, the city council agreed unanimously to remove

1802-611: The independent city under an agreement, such as in Albemarle , or may in be enclaves of the county surrounded by the independent city, such as in Fairfax . Others, such as Prince William , have the courthouse in an enclave surrounded by the independent city and have the county government, the Board of Supervisors, in a different part of the county, far from the county seat. The following counties have their county seat in an independent city: Bedford

1855-574: The logo had been rejected in 2020. Placerville has several buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places ; several are noted below. Placerville is located in the Sierra Nevada foothills where U.S. Route 50 crosses State Route 49 . It is the location of three traffic signals along U.S. Route 50, which is otherwise a freeway . Downtown Placerville is about 1,867 feet (569 m) above sea level, while unincorporated areas of

1908-553: The new director of the Heritage Singers. Singers Typically 7 to 10 singers perform at each concert, and the line-up varies depending on the location and availability. Currently serving members consist of: Band The recording musicians vary on each CD, and the live band does not perform at all of the concerts. Currently, the live band consists of: Technical Placerville, California Placerville ( / ˈ p l æ s ər v ɪ l / , PLASS -ər-vil ; placer , Spanish for "sand deposit" and ville , French for "town")

1961-470: The noose from the city's logo. Placerville is home to the legendary dish known as the " Hangtown fry " which includes eggs, bacon, and oysters. There are multiple legends regarding the origin, but all stories agree that Placerville is the place of origin. The Southern Pacific Transportation Company branch line was purchased from the Union Pacific in 1996 for $ 14 million (~$ 25.1 million in 2023) by

2014-432: The now historic Main Street. County seat In Canada , the provinces of Ontario , Quebec , New Brunswick , Prince Edward Island , and Nova Scotia have counties as an administrative division of government below the provincial level, and thus county seats. In the provinces of Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia the term "shire town" is used in place of county seat. County seats in China are

2067-644: The population) lived in households, 131 (1.3%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 470 (4.5%) were institutionalized. There were 4,129 households, out of which 1,254 (30.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,607 (38.9%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 604 (14.6%) had a female householder with no husband present, 250 (6.1%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 327 (7.9%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 31 (0.8%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 1,306 households (31.6%) were made up of individuals, and 599 (14.5%) had someone living alone who

2120-708: The population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 4,765 people (45.9%) lived in rental housing units. In the California State Legislature , Placerville is in the 1st Senate District , represented by Republican Brian Dahle , and the 5th Assembly District , represented by Republican Joe Patterson . In the United States House of Representatives , Placerville is in California's 5th congressional district , represented by Republican Tom McClintock . The region east of Placerville, popularly known as Apple Hill and Pleasant Valley,

2173-519: The religious affiliation of its members, Max Mace has stated that while a majority of them are Seventh-day Adventists , that's not in itself a requirement. "They have to be a born-again Christian and receptive to the Adventist message." Throughout the 1980's, the group televised a program called "Keep on Singing" and was aired on Trinity Broadcasting Network . It was uploaded on YouTube some time later and

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2226-764: The state's area, has no borough government or borough seat. One borough, the Lake and Peninsula Borough , has its borough seat located in another borough, namely King Salmon in Bristol Bay Borough . In Louisiana , which is divided into parishes rather than counties, county seats are referred to as "parish seats". In New England , counties have served mainly as dividing lines for the states' judicial systems. Rhode Island has no county level of government and thus no county seats, and Massachusetts has dissolved many but not all of its county governments. In Vermont , Massachusetts , and Maine county government consists only of

2279-570: The term as hien . When Taiwan became a Japanese colony in 1895, the hierarchy of divisions also incorporated into the Japanese system in the period when Taiwan was under Japanese rule. By September 1945, Taiwan was divided into 8 prefectures ( 州 and 廳 ), which remained after the Republic of China took over. There are 13 county seats in Taiwan, which function as county-administered cities , urban townships , or rural townships . In most of

2332-424: The town. The town had no police force (in 1849) and five immigrants attempted robbery of a Mexican gambler. Of the five immigrants, two Frenchmen and one Chilean were known wanted men, and they were not given any trial, instead they were hanged on an oak tree on Main Street by a mob. The name "Hangtown" stuck after that event. By about 1850, the temperance league and a few local churches had begun to request that

2385-416: The towns involved, along with providing employment opportunities. There are 33 counties with multiple county seats in 11 states: Alaska is divided into boroughs rather than counties; the county seat in these case is referred to as the "borough seat"; this includes six consolidated city-borough governments (one of which is styled as a "municipality"). The Unorganized Borough, Alaska , which covers 49% of

2438-538: The use of county seats in particular, will fully transition with the permission of the United States Census Bureau to a system of councils of government for the purposes of boundary definition and as county equivalents. Two counties in South Dakota , Oglala Lakota and Todd , have their county seat and government services centered in a neighboring county. Their county-level services are provided by Fall River County and Tripp County , respectively. In Virginia ,

2491-430: Was 40.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males. There were 4,541 housing units at an average density of 781.2 per square mile (301.6/km ), of which 4,129 were occupied, of which 2,160 (52.3%) were owner-occupied, and 1,969 (47.7%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.5%; the rental vacancy rate was 7.8%. 5,023 people (48.3% of

2544-672: Was 6.22 inches (158 mm) on February 14, 2000. Although snowfall is rare in Placerville, heavy amounts often fall in the mountains east of the city. The 2010 United States Census reported that Placerville had a population of 10,389. The population density was 1,787.3 inhabitants per square mile (690.1/km ). The racial makeup of Placerville was 8,716 (83.9%) White , 80 (0.8%) African American , 162 (1.6%) Native American , 98 (0.9%) Asian , 13 (0.1%) Pacific Islander , 867 (8.3%) from other races , and 453 (4.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,863 persons (17.9%). The Census reported that 9,788 people (94.2% of

2597-417: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37. There were 2,461 families (59.6% of all households); the average family size was 2.97. The population was spread out, with 2,277 people (21.9%) under the age of 18, 972 people (9.4%) aged 18 to 24, 2,468 people (23.8%) aged 25 to 44, 2,831 people (27.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,841 people (17.7%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

2650-465: Was 8 °F (−13.3 °C) on December 9, 1972. Average annual rainfall in Placerville is 38.11 inches (968.0 mm). There are an average of 66 days with measurable rain. The wettest calendar year was 1983 with 74.55 inches (1,893.6 mm) and the driest 1976 with 11.85 inches (301 mm). The most rainfall in one month was 23.29 inches (591.6 mm) in December 1955. The most rainfall in 24 hours

2703-510: Was also on the line of the Pony Express , a short-lived mail carrier service that connected California to the Midwest and East (basically from Sacramento to St. Joseph, Missouri ). Historically, Placerville was often referred to by the name "Hangtown," because of the 3 unfortunates that were hung after being caught for cattle rustling by locals. Those traveling in the area can still see the site of

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2756-474: Was called "Heritage Singers Classics". Around the same time this program was aired, Heritage Singers began performing for Loma Linda University Church and have done so ever since. Individual members have also been invited to sing at various services of theirs (mostly Tim Calhoun who currently lives in Loma Linda anyways). Max Mace's nephew, Doug Mace , is also Director of Middle School Ministries there. In 1985,

2809-580: Was held at the Citizens Business Bank Arena on July 30, 2016, with 126 singers on stage. Following a bout with cancer, Max Mace died at his home in Placerville, California on November 4, 2020, one day shy of his 83rd birthday. At his memorial service held by the Loma Linda University Church, Max's daughter, Val Mace-Mapa , and her family have vowed to continue the forward-thinking path that Max and Lucy began, with Val becoming

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