![View of river & woods at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9051.JPG) | ![Reconstruction of Sutter's sawmill that James Marshall was building when he discovered gold at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9053.JPG) | ![Reconstruction of Sutter's sawmill that James Marshall was building when he discovered gold at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9055.JPG) | ![Plaque marking the old Coloma Road used by James Marshall in 1848 to carry news of gold discovery & later used by thousands of miners going to diggings; road became California's first stage-line in 1849 at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9057.JPG) |
View of river & woods at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. | Reconstruction of Sutter's sawmill that James Marshall was building when he discovered gold at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. | Reconstruction of Sutter's sawmill that James Marshall was building when he discovered gold at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. | Plaque marking the old Coloma Road used by James Marshall in 1848 to carry news of gold discovery & later used by thousands of miners going to diggings; road became California's first stage-line in 1849 at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. |
![Landscape around at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9059.JPG) | ![Tailrace at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9068.JPG) | ![Ponderosa pine tree at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9071.JPG) | ![Bark of ponderosa pine tree at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9073.JPG) |
Landscape around at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. | Tailrace at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. | Ponderosa pine tree at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. | Bark of ponderosa pine tree at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. |
![Close up of bark on ponderosa pine tree at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9074.JPG) | ![Landscape view with ponderosa pines at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9076.JPG) | ![Statue erected in memory of James Marshall who discovered gold in 1848 at Sutter's sawmill at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9081.JPG) | ![Statue of James Marshall who discover gold at Sutter's sawmill in 1848 at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9082.JPG) |
Close up of bark on ponderosa pine tree at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. | Landscape view with ponderosa pines at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. | Statue (1890) erected in memory of James Marshall who discovered gold in 1848 at Sutter's sawmill at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. | Statue of James Marshall who discover gold at Sutter's sawmill in 1848 at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. |
![Base of the James Marshall monument at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9083.JPG) | ![Logging tools on base of James Marshall statue at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9085.JPG) | ![Ponderosa pines & tailrace scene carved on base of James Marshall monument at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9086.JPG) | ![Cabin erected by James Marshall where he lived from 1856-79 at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9091.JPG) |
Base of the James Marshall monument at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. | Logging tools on base of James Marshall statue at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. | Ponderosa pines & tailrace scene carved on base of James Marshall monument at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. | Cabin erected by James Marshall where he lived from 1856-79 at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. |
![Interior of James Marshall's cabin at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9092.JPG) | ![Chapel at Saint John's cemetery at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9095.JPG) | ![Saint John's cemetery which dates from 1850's at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9097.JPG) | ![Tomb stone dated 1870 in Saint John's cemetery at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9098.JPG) |
Interior of James Marshall's cabin at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. | Chapel at Saint John's cemetery at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. | Saint John's cemetery which dates from 1850's at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. | Tomb stone dated 1870 in Saint John's cemetery at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. |
![Main St. Coloma CA at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9111.JPG) | ![Coloma CA Post Office on Main St. at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9113.JPG) | ![Monroe House & General Blacksmithing & Horseshoeing building on Main St. at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9115.JPG) | ![General Blacksmithing & Horseshoeing building on Main St. at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9118.JPG) |
Main St. Coloma CA (Route 49) at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. | Coloma CA Post Office on Main St. at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. | Monroe House (1925) & General Blacksmithing & Horseshoeing building on Main St. at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. | General Blacksmithing & Horseshoeing building on Main St. at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. |
![Blacksmithing demonstration at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9119.JPG) | ![Blacksmithing demonstration at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9121.JPG) | ![Blacksmithing docent at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9123.JPG) | ![Robert Bell's store, formerly U.S. Post Office, made of brick for fire resistance on Main St., at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9125.JPG) |
Blacksmithing demonstration at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. | Blacksmithing demonstration at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. | Blacksmithing docent at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. | Robert Bell's store, formerly U.S. Post Office, made of brick for fire resistance on Main St., at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. |
![Restored Coloma Schoolhouse at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9127.JPG) | ![Papini House on Main St. at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9129.JPG) | ![Kane House at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9131.JPG) | ![Weller House on Main St. at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9133.JPG) |
Restored Coloma Schoolhouse (c1915) at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. | Papini House (c1891) on Main St. at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. | Kane House (1886) at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. | Weller House (c1856 & earlier) on Main St. at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. |
![Former Coloma Post Office on Main St. at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9135.JPG) | ![Bekeart Gun Shop on Main St. at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9136.JPG) | ![Coloma Greys armory, local volunteer militia company until 1862 & later a carriage house for Weller House on Main St. at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9137.JPG) | ![Gold Trail Grange at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9140.JPG) |
Former Coloma Post Office (early 1930's used from 1930's to 1949) on Main St. at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. | Bekeart Gun Shop (1849) on Main St. at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. | Coloma Greys armory, local volunteer militia company until 1862 & later a carriage house for Weller House on Main St. at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. | Gold Trail Grange at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. |
![Miner's cabin at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9141.JPG) | ![Gold-ore stamp mill crushing machines at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9143.JPG) | ![Trestle bridge across South Fork American River at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9145.JPG) | ![Trestle bridge across South Fork American River at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9146.JPG) |
Miner's cabin at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. | Gold-ore stamp mill crushing machines at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. | Trestle bridge across South Fork American River at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. | Trestle bridge across South Fork American River at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. |
![Native wigwam of bark at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9147.JPG) | ![Wagon wheel at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9149.JPG) | ![Wagon collection at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9150.JPG) | ![Replica of Mormon Cabin used by members of Mormon Battalion who helped construct Sutter's Mill at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9151.JPG) |
Native wigwam of bark at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. | Wagon wheel at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. | Wagon collection at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. | Replica of Mormon Cabin (1847) used by members of Mormon Battalion who helped construct Sutter's Mill at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. |
![Interior of Mormon Cabin at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9152.JPG) | ![Log cabin at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9156.JPG) | ![Wah Hop Chinese store at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9157.JPG) | ![Museum at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9011.JPG) |
Interior of Mormon Cabin at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. | Log cabin at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. | Wah Hop Chinese store at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. | Museum at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park. Coloma, CA. |
![Diorama of James Marshall discovering gold in 1848 in museum at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9012.JPG) | ![James Marshall photo in museum at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9013.JPG) | ![Items which belonged to James Marshall in museum at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9015.JPG) | ![Milk pail which belonged to James Marshall in museum at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9017.JPG) |
Diorama of James Marshall discovering gold in 1848 in museum at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. | James Marshall photo in museum at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. | Items which belonged to James Marshall in museum at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. | Milk pail which belonged to James Marshall in museum at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. |
![Batea which belonged to James Marshall in museum at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9018.JPG) | ![Cribbage board which belonged to James Marshall in museum at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9020.JPG) | ![Mirror in horse shoe which belonged to James Marshall in museum at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9022.JPG) | ![Hand mirror, carpenter's compass, pocket watch & potato masher which belonged to James Marshall in museum at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9023.JPG) |
Batea (gold pan) which belonged to James Marshall in museum at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. | Cribbage board which belonged to James Marshall in museum at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. | Mirror in horse shoe which belonged to James Marshall in museum at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. | Hand mirror, carpenter's compass, pocket watch & potato masher which belonged to James Marshall in museum at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. |
![Diorama of Marshall & Sutter attempting to stake the first gold discovery claim in museum at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9024.JPG) | ![Gold nugget display in museum at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9025.JPG) | ![Balance scales used for weighing gold in museum at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9026.JPG) | ![Pottery crock labeled Sacramento CA in museum at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9028.JPG) |
Diorama of Marshall & Sutter attempting to stake the first gold discovery claim in museum at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. | Gold nugget display in museum at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. | Balance scales used for weighing gold in museum at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. | Pottery crock labeled Sacramento CA in museum at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. |
![Diorama of California Indian life in Coloma area in museum at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9031.JPG) | ![Squirrel-proof native acorn protection storage basket at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9032.JPG) | ![Tools carried by California Indian hunters in museum at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9033.JPG) | ![Cone shaped basket made by California Indians in museum at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9034.JPG) |
Diorama of California Indian life in Coloma area in museum at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. | Squirrel-proof native acorn protection storage basket at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. | Tools carried by California Indian hunters in museum at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. | Cone shaped basket made by California Indians in museum at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. |
![Beads & other personal adornment used by California Indians in museum at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9035.JPG) | ![Artist's rendering of Sutter's Mill after gold discovery in museum at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGG9042.JPG) |
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Beads & other personal adornment used by California Indians in museum at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. | Artist's rendering of Sutter's Mill after gold discovery in museum at Marshall Gold Discovery SHP. Coloma, CA. |
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