Sutter’s Mill Site

At John A. Sutter's saw mill, James W. Marshall discovered gold in the mill's tailrace on January 24, 1848, beginning the great rush of argonauts to California. The Society of California Pioneers definitely located the site in 1924. After the property became a state park, additional timbers and relics, including the original tailrace unearthed in 1947, were discovered. The Marshall Monument overlooking this spot was erected following a movement inaugurated in 1886 by Native Sons of the Golden West.

Coloma, California · United States