Inter-County Title Co

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Located in the heart of the Gold Rush, Inter-County Title is the oldest continuously-operated title company in the State of California, and the only one in El Dorado County locally owned and operated. Rain was pounding the tin roofs of Placerville on that first Monday in January, 1891. A certain Mr. A. S. Bosquit slogged his way past the bell tower and up muddy Main Street to take his post as the new Auditor/Recorder for El Dorado County, California. In those simple times, mining operations still raked millions from the Sierra Nevada foothills. Vast tracts of land frequently traded hands on the basis of nothing more than a handshake and few pieces of gold. It would never work today, but deeds from those days often describe quaint parcels of land as: "Starting from the West quarter corner of said Section, so-many chains East to a 30-inch pine tree, thence South along Baker's pear orchard so-many rods to a cracked bathtub; thence West to the wagon road leading from the town of Diamond Springs to Bucks Bar, thence North to the place of beginning." That same year, Bosquit appointed Mr. George E. Pierce to serve as his Deputy Recorder. Pierce, signing his name, "Geo. E. Pierce, Searcher of Records," immediately began compiling a database of land title records, called abstracts of title, using a sophisticated system of maps and ledgers. Although the records from December 1980 forward have all been computerized, these old ledgers still exist and are referenced daily by employees...

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