101 ► California, El Dorado County, Coloma — Uncovering History —

Near Coloma Road (California Route 49) north of Mt Murphy Road.

Archaeologists have helped bring Sutter’s Mill back to life! Ghost of the Gold Rush For decades, Sutter’s Mill was lost in time and the river. Then in 1924, waster levels dropped, revealing the mill’s foundation, saw blades, and other . . . — — Map (db m214629) HM

102 ► California, El Dorado County, Coloma — Unstoppable News —

Near Coloma Road (California Route 49) north of Mt Murphy Road.

Caught up in the frenzied news about the gold discovery, thousand of gold seekers from all corners of the world flooded into Coloma. Fortune Seekers California’s gold fields offered boundless opportunity and the hop of a brighter future. . . . — — Map (db m214879) HM

103 ► California, El Dorado County, Coloma — Weller House

On Highway 49 (Main Street), on the left when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.

Probably the first structure on this site was Littner’s Exchange, which was later purchased and remodeled by the Bramer brothers. They operated the Orleans Hotel, Restaurant and Oyster Saloon until 1856 when Elias Weller bought the property and . . . — — Map (db m17176) HM

104 ► California, El Dorado County, Coloma — Weller House —

On Coloma Road (California Route 49) south of Mt Murphy Road, on the right when traveling south.

The first structure on this site was probably Lettner’s Exchange, which was later purchased in the 1850’s and remodeled by the Bramer Brothers. They operated the Orleans Hotel, Restaurant and Oyster Saloon until 1856 when Elias Weller bought this . . . — — Map (db m215278) HM

105 ► California, El Dorado County, Coloma — Weller’s Stores — Site of

On Highway 49 (Main Street), on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.

Like many ‘49ers, Samuel and Elias Weller soon quit mining and turned to less exhausting work. The Weller brothers operated two stores in town; one was primarily a tin shop. The brick buildings were called Coloma’s first fireproof structures. Their . . . — — Map (db m17355) HM

106 ► California, El Dorado County, Coloma — What Happened To All The Buildings? —

Near Coloma Road (California Route 49) south of Mt Murphy Road.

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 . . . — — Map (db m215286) HM

107 ► California, El Dorado County, Coloma — Where the Gold Rush Started —

Near Coloma Road (California Route 49) north of Mt Murphy Road when traveling east.

Welcome to Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park, where you can stand on the spot where the gold rush started. In 1848, James Marshall caught sight of gleaming small gold nuggets in the tailrace of the sawmill. With a gold piece in his . . . — — Map (db m214605) HM

108 ► California, El Dorado County, Coloma — Winters’ Hotel — Site of

On Highway 49 (Main Street), on the left when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.

The Winters’ Hotel was the most ornate building in town. It was one of the earliest hotels here and the best known. A forty-niner later described it as “the hotel par excellence of the town; one could easily perceive that by its long white colonnade . . . — — Map (db m17221) HM

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109 ► California, El Dorado County, Coloma, Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park — Hydraulic Mining —

Near Coloma Road (California Route 49) north of Mt Murphy Road.

As miners moved from Sierra streams to gulches and hills, they found rich gold deposits in ancient river beds, some far from water. By 1853 they had begun working these gravels with water delivered through hoses and nozzles. Ultimately, this major . . . — — Map (db m215029) HM

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