On L Street at 28th Street, on the right when traveling west on L Street.
Sutters Fort, established by Capt. John A. Sutter in August 1839, marked the Western end of the Coloma Road. Opened in 1847, this road ran from the Fort to Sutters sawmill at Coloma. Used by James W. Marshall in January 1848 to bring the news of . . . — — Map (db m11897) HM
On Green Valley Road at Deer Valley Road, on the right when traveling east on Green Valley Road.
Past this point on the Old Coloma Road, running between Sutters Fort and his sawmill on the American River, James W. Marshall rode with the first gold discovered at Coloma on Jan. 24, 1848. Traveled by thousands to and from the diggings, this road . . . — — Map (db m11268) HM
On Green Valley Road at Deer Valley Road, on the left when traveling east on Green Valley Road.
With the discovery of gold on January 24, 1848, Coloma Road became one of the primary routes to the gold fields of El Dorado County. The road started at Sutters Fort (New Helvitia), then proceeded to Willow Springs (near Folsom), Mormon Island, . . . — — Map (db m11282) HM
Here in the Valley of the Cul-lum-mah Indians, James W. Marshall discovered gold on January 24, 1848, in the tailrace of Sutters sawmill. The Old Coloma Road, opened in 1847 from Sutters Fort to Coloma, was used by Marshall to carry the news of . . . — — Map (db m12272) HM
