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Eldorado is a city in Saline County in deep southern Illinois, nicknamed the 'City of Daffodils.'

Eldorado's name is a famous accident: it was originally 'Elder-Reado,' combining the surnames of its founders, Judge Samuel Elder and Joseph Read, until a railroad sign painter misspelled it as 'Eldorado' on the depot and the new name stuck.

Eldorado was first platted on May 24, 1858, and the original village was incorporated in 1870.

Eldorado had a population of 3,743 at the 2020 census, well down from its coal-era peak of 5,198 in 1980.

Eldorado has 1,577 households, and more than a third of them are people living alone.

Eldorado grew up as a railroad and coal town at the junction of several rail lines, including the Louisville & Nashville and the Cairo & Vincennes, and it thrived on coal mining until major mines shut down in the 1980s.

Eldorado hosted George Harrison's first-ever performance in America on September 28, 1963, when the future Beatle played with a local band, the Four Vests, at the VFW hall while visiting his sister.

Eldorado is served by the Eldorado Daily Journal, founded in 1911 and long known as one of the smallest daily newspapers in the United States.

Eldorado's Ferrell Hospital was founded by Dr. J. V. Ferrell in 1925 and still operates today as a 52-bed facility under Southern Illinois Healthcare.

Eldorado students attend Eldorado Community Unit School District 4, and the Eldorado High School Eagles produced basketball star Mike Duff, who scored 1,097 points in the 1977 season - one of the highest single-season totals in Illinois history.