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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7XG_coloma_Coloma-CA.html
"The principle street of Coloma was alive with crowds of moving men, passing and repassing, laughing, talking, and all appearing in the best of humor. It was a scene that no other country could ever imitate."
from "A California Journal" by Char…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7XF_colomas-largest-brick-store_Coloma-CA.html
A large brick building measuring 50 feet by 65 feet, was built here in 1856. Two older frame structures were demolished and were sorely missed by the "old-timers" of that day. The brick for this store probably came from a brickyard 2 miles south o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7XE_the-coloma-road_Garden-Valley-CA.html
Here in the Valley of the Cul-lum-mah Indians, James W. Marshall discovered gold on January 24, 1848, in the tailrace of Sutter's sawmill. The Old Coloma Road, opened in 1847 from Sutter's Fort to Coloma, was used by Marshall to carry the news of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7XC_miners-cabin_Placerville-CA.html
This cabin is an example of he quarters used by miners during the gold rush. The earliest structures were canvas tents, made from recycled sailcloth taken from abandoned ships in San Francisco Bay. In 1849 Coloma had hundreds of "tent" cabins. Whe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7WK_sierra-nevada-house_Coloma-CA.html
The Sierra Nevada House was a handsome two-story building with many windows and a broad balcony. Here guests could always expect fine hospitality, suburb food, excellent ballroom music, fine carriages and comfortable beds. It was opened by Robert …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7WG_el-dorado-county-jails_Placerville-CA.html
Coloma's first jail was made of logs and was located around the corner on High Street. The second jail, built in 1855, quickly proved to be too small, and this stone-block prison was erected. It was used from 1857 until 1862. The metal cell that s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7WF_chinese-stores_Placerville-CA.html
These two stone buildings known as the Wah Hop and Man Lee Stores were built by Jonas Wilder before 1860and leased to Chinese merchants. Located at the edge of a large Chinese community, they sold traditional foods, clothing and other items. Such …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7WD_chinese-miners-of-the-mother-lode_Placerville-CA.html
Following the California Gold Rush of '49, swarms of Chinese miners came to make their mark on the diggings in the Mother Lode, including this Coloma Valley. They were industrious and self-contained and mostly content to thoroughly comb the old di…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7WC_james-w-marshall_Placerville-CA.html
"Boys I believe I have found a gold mine" so said James W. Marshall to his millworkers on January 24, 1848, after he discovered gold in the tail race of Captain John A. Sutter's sawmill at Coloma. This discovery started the great Gold Rush to Cali…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7WB_sutter-mill-timbers_Coloma-CA.html
John Sutter's mill was not used after 1850 and it deteriorated rapidly. The flood of 1862 destroyed the above ground remains of the structure. In 1924 the original mill site was located and the mill monument was built. Major excavations in 1947 fo…