HISTORY            
Drytown is the oldest community in Amador County, and the first in which gold was discovered. It took its name from Dry Creek, which runs dry during the summer. However, it was certainly not "dry", as stories tell of there being up to 26 saloons, of which just one remains, The Drytown Club. The gold started to peter out by 1857 and a fire destroyed most of the town that year,  although several brick buildings still remain. Most of its inhabitants packed up and moved to more successful mines elsewhere in the county. The town was only saved by the construction of Hwy 49, which went through it, in 1920.