Placerville
[Marker facing Bee Street]
PLACERVILLE
Known as Hangtown
In the days of “49”
to
Sutter’s Fort
Sacramento
50 Miles
[Marker facing Coloma Street-State Hwy 49]
PLACERVILLE
------to------
Coloma 8mi.
Where gold was
first discovered by
James W. Marshall in 1848
Marker is at the intersection of Coloma Street (State Hwy 49) and Bee Street, on the left when traveling north on Coloma Street (State Hwy 49).
Courtesy hmdb.org
