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Sutter's Mill was a water-powered sawmill on the bank of the South Fork American River in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada in California. It was named after its owner John Sutter . A worker constructing the mill, James W. Marshall , found gold there in 1848.
The entire route of California State Route 153 lies within the park, and allows visitors to drive to the top of the hill where the monument to James W. Marshall stands. The Gold Discovery Museum features gold-rush-era exhibits including mining equipment, horse-drawn vehicles, household implements and other memorabilia.
Sutter Creek (formerly spelled Sutter's Creek and Suttercreek; [11] formerly named Suttersville [12]) is a city in Amador County, California, United States. The population was 2,501 at the 2010 census, up from 2,303 at the 2000 census.
Location of Amador County in California. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Amador County, California.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Amador County, California, United States.
The land and buildings were donated to the city of Sutter Creek, California on December 31, 2016. An open house was held on March 4, 2017, with much of the equipment shown operating. The open house coincided with fundraising to purchase the equipment within the buildings and to further establish a living museum. [8]
Looking down into the Empire Mine shaft in Grass Valley, California. Amador County – At the time of the Gold Rush the Kennedy Mine was the deepest in the world at 5,919 feet. Argonaut Mine was active from 1850 to 1942. In 1922, there was a fire in the area and 47 men were trapped in the mine and died. This mine was shut down due to World War ...
Monteverde Store Museum: Sutter Creek: Amador: Gold Country: History: Historic country store with historic items, open by appointment [16] Murphys Old Timers Museum: Murphys: Calaveras: Gold Country: Local history: website: Museum of History in Granite: Felicity: Imperial: Imperial Valley: History: website, outdoor granite panels depicting ...
The Sutter County Museum, (formerly the Community Memorial Museum of Sutter County), established in 1975 is the showplace and storehouse for many Yuba-Sutter history treasures and memories. The museum has Nisenan artifacts as well as many from early settlers around the time of the California Gold Rush. The Museum is run as a department of local ...