Oak of the Golden Dream

* ? 6 Miles *

In Placeritas Canyon, March 1842, Francisco Lopez Y Arballo, while gathering wild onions from around an old oak, discovered gold particles clinging to the roots of the bulbs. It is estimated that $80,000 in gold was discovered as a result of this discovery.

Marker is on Lyons Avenue east of Interstate 5, on the right when traveling east.

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