Tragedy Spring is a small alpine freshwater spring and historical site in eastern Amador County, California adjacent to Highway 88 approximately two miles west of Silver Lake. It was named after an incident on June 27, 1848, in which three Mormon men were killed adjacent to the spring, allegedly by Native Americans, and their bodies burned and buried. The names of the men were carved on a large tree in this location. The men killed were Henderson Cox (1829-1848), Ezra Hela Allen (1814-1848), and Daniel Browett (1809-1848).

A second tragedy occurred here in the summer of 2021 when the Caldor Fire ripped through.  The fire started under mysterious circumstances on August 14, 2021 & lasted to October 21, 2021, burning 221,835 acres throughout the Eldorado National Forest.

From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_Spring