ANOTHER LEGENDARY GUEST...BETTE DAVIS - Stayed Here in 1938

September 8, 1938...the local newspaper reports that Bette Davis had stayed at the hotel earlier in the week.  She starred in two movies that year, The Sisters with Errol Flynn, and she won an Oscar for her role in Jezebel with Henry Fonda.  Here's a little clip from both films.  Enjoy!
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ANOTHER LEGENDARY GUEST...HORACE GREELEY - The Real Quote

 
Most everyone knows Greeley's famous quote...right?  Maybe not - check out what he really said.

BEFORE THE CARY HOUSE...THERE WAS THE "PLACER" - Cary's First Hotel

 
Later this month, we'll be celebrating the 157th birthday of the Historic Cary House Hotel (watch for news about our special birthday events September 26-28th).  But before Mr. Cary built his brick namesake hotel in 1857 - he owned another hotel just down the street.  The Placer Hotel burned to the ground on the evening of April 15, 1856 along with most of downtown Placerville.  Here's an article from September 1855 reporting on his hosting skills.

ANOTHER LEGENDARY GUEST...BUFFALO BILL - Our Guest Registry

 
Here's what we have in our Guest Registry, along with other samples of his autograph.  We can't be certain but they sure looks very similar - and no one had the internet back then to copy and practice signing.

OUR LEGENDARY FOUNDER...WILLIAM M. CARY - Our Only Photo

William M. Cary (1814-1893)
Our hotel's founder was originally from Indiana and came west during the Gold Rush.  His first business venture here was the Hotel Placer which burned to the ground in April, 1856.  He then moved up the street and built a three story brick hotel named the Cary House.  It opened on September 28, 1857 and it's been in business ever since.  Cary was very involved in the community and served on Placerville's very first City Council.  Later, he moved to Carson City and was a member of the Nevada State Legislature.
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