Coloma in El Dorado County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

What Happened To All The Buildings?

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado

1. What Happened To All The Buildings? Marker

Inscription. During its heyday in the 1850’s, Coloma’s Mainstreet bustled with over 70 buildings on both side of the street for ¼ mile. Twenty years later the population declined dramatically. By then the only ground left in the Coloma Valley that had never been mined was underneath the few gold rush buildings that had survived fire, neglect, and flood. The buildings were torn down and the ground leased to Chinese miners to be worked for any last traces of gold.

Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park

Erected by California Department of Parks & Recreation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.

Location. 38° 48.004′ N, 120° 53.458′ W. Marker is in Coloma, California, in El Dorado County. It can be reached from Coloma Road (California Route 49) south of Mt Murphy Road. The resin marker is mounted to a metal stand south of the beer garden. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Coloma CA 95613, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sacramento Metro,

in the Sierra Nevada,

and in the Lake Tahoe Basin.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

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: Beer Garden (here, next to this marker); Metropolitan Saloon and Bowling Alley (a few steps from this marker); Site of Coloma’s Law Offices (a few steps from this marker); Schulze House (within

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shouting distance of this marker); Site of Wright's Store (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Adams and Company Express (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Weller House (within shouting distance of this marker); G.J. Hazeltine's Daguerrean Gallery (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Coloma.

Other markers no longer nearby. Site of Wintermantel’s Miner’s Hotel (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed); Winters’ Hotel (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); Weller House (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 31, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 236 times since then and 14 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on January 31, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.

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