Founded by the Marysville Hebrew Benevolent Society in 1853, Marysville Hebrew Cemetery was established to provide relief to poor, needy, and sick Jews and burial for those of the Jewish faith in Marysville and the surrounding area. It was originally described as one block square, surrounded by a high brick wall with a brick house used in connection with the cemetery, characteristic of Jewish cemeteries. The bricks in the pillars date from Marysville circa 1850-1900, and the gates came from a former Jewish cemetery in San Francisco. The cemetery was restored through the efforts of Dick Marguette, Bernice Schumer, and others.