Old Sacramento in Sacramento County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Professor L.A. Lauriet's Assay Office

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, July 3, 2022

1. Professor L.A. Lauriet's Assay Office Marker

Inscription. Where do you go after you find gold? Professor L.A. Lauriet’s Assay Office, once located here in a two story brick building, was often a miner’s first stop in Sacramento. Originally from the West Indies, Lauriet weighed and analyzed miner’s gold. If Lauriet determined that gold was authentic, miners could save it, gamble with it, or spend it at a saloon. If Professor Lauriet confirmed that your gold was real, what would you do with it?

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places.

Location. 38° 35.049′ N, 121° 30.23′ W. Marker is in Sacramento, California, in Sacramento County. It is in Old Sacramento. It is at the intersection of Second Street and I Street, on the right when traveling south on Second Street. The resin marker is mounted to the railing next to the boardwalk in Old Sacramento. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 902 Second Street, Sacramento CA 95814, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Sacramento Valley

and specifically in the Central Valley.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Pony Express (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Sacramento (within shouting distance of this marker); B.F. Hastings Bank Building (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named The Pony Express (about 300 feet

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away, measured in a direct line); Sacramento Water Works (about 300 feet away); New England Seed Store (about 400 feet away); 1854 City Hall and Waterworks (about 400 feet away); 1854 Flagpole (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sacramento.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Sacramento's Original Level (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, July 3, 2022

2. Professor L.A. Lauriet's Assay Office Marker

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, July 3, 2022

3. Professor L.A. Lauriet's Assay Office Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 322 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 11, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.