In Memory of General John A. Sutter
Benefactor of the Great State of
Who mined here and gave Sutter Creek its name and under whose regime gold was discovered.
Also to those pioneer mothers, fathers and miners of the Mother Lode, which has produced millions is gold.
This rock used in Mother Lode Champion hand drilling contests.
Marker is on Main Street (State Highway 49), on the right when traveling north.
Courtesy hmdb.org
