Guidebook
NO. 530 GOLD DISCOVERY SITE - This monument marks the site of John A. Sutter's sawmill. In its tail-race, on January 24, 1848, James W. Marshall discovered gold and started great rush of Argonauts to California. The Society of California Pioneers definitely located and marked the site in 1924 - additional timbers and relics, including the original tailrace unearthed in 1947, were discovered after the property became a state park. The State erected the Marshall Monument overlooking this spot in 1890 through efforts begun in 1886 by the Native Sons of the Golden West.
Location
Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park, follow trail from Gold Discovery parking lot to American River, State Hwy 49 (P.M. 23.3), Coloma
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NO. 530 GOLD DISCOVERY SITE -
NO. 530 GOLD DISCOVERY SITE - State Street Sign
NO. 530 GOLD DISCOVERY SITE - Sutter Mill Plaque
NO. 530 GOLD DISCOVERY SITE - Site of Sutter's Mill