James W. Marshall
1810 - 1885
Erected by the State of California
in memory of
James W. Marshall
1810 - 1885
Whose discovery of gold
January 24, 1848
in the tailrace of Sutter’s Mill at Coloma
started the great rush of Argonauts.
Marker can be reached from Marshall Park Way (State Highway 153).
Courtesy hmdb.org
