Dutch Flat in Placer County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Dutch Flat

Photographed by Karen Key, August 27, 2006

1. Dutch Flat Marker

Inscription. Founded in the Spring of 1861 by Joseph and Charles Dornbach. From 1854 to 1882 it was noted for its rich hydraulic mines. In 1860 had the largest voting population in Placer County. Chinese inhabitants numbered about 2,000. Here Theodore Judah and Dr. D.W. Strong made the original subscriptions to build the First Transcontinental Railroad.

State Registered Landmark No. 397

Tablet placed by California Centennials Commission. Base furnished by Placer County Historical Society
Dedicated July 23, 1950.

Erected 1950 by California Centennials Commission and Placer County Historical Society. (Marker Number 397.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Asian Americans • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the California Historical Landmarks series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.

Location. 39° 12.416′ N, 120° 50.299′ W. Marker is in Dutch Flat, California, in Placer County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Diggins Hill Road on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dutch Flat CA 95714, 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 5 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as

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the crow flies: Adobe Store Building (approx. ¼ mile away); Hydraulic Mining (approx. 2 miles away); Chinese Railroad Workers (approx. 2 miles away); Gold Run (approx. 2½ miles away); The Stevens Trail (approx. 7 miles away).

Also see . . . Hydraulic mining. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (Submitted on September 27, 2006.)

Photographed by Karen Key, August 27, 2006

2. Dutch Flat Marker

Looking down Main Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Karen Key, August 27, 2006

3. Looking down Main Street

Dutch Flat Hotel image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Karen Key, August 27, 2006

4. Dutch Flat Hotel

Dutch Flat Hotel Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Karen Key, August 27, 2006

5. Dutch Flat Hotel Marker

Olive Lodge No. 81 I.O.O.F. Instituted... Dec. 8, 1858 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Karen Key, August 27, 2006

6. Olive Lodge No. 81 I.O.O.F. Instituted... Dec. 8, 1858

International Order of Odd Fellows

Dutch Flat Trading Post image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Karen Key, August 27, 2006

7. Dutch Flat Trading Post

Vintage Postcard of Dutch Flat image. Click for full size.

Mike Roberts, Berkeley, Ca. Published by Pioneer News Co.

8. Vintage Postcard of Dutch Flat

Description on Postcard reads:
Dutch Flat in the Mother Lode Country, California. Named for a German who built a cabin here in 1851, now what is almost a ghost town was once the terminus of the Central Pacific Railroad in the fabulous boom days.

Stockton Street, Dutch Flat, California image. Click for full size.

circa 1900

9. Stockton Street, Dutch Flat, California

A picture post card mailed to Susan McLure.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2006, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California. This page has been viewed 5,473 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on September 27, 2006, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California. 8. submitted on September 4, 2008, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. 9. submitted on August 13, 2009, by Debbie Sherman of Hemet California 92543. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.