By Tom Ashworth — EL DORADO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA County

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By Tom Ashworth — EL DORADO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA County

Gold Mining Site CA • EL DORADO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA County County
Description
LOCATION COUNTY: El Dorado County STATE: California James Marshall discovered gold at Coloma in 1848 on the South Fork of the American River 8 mile northwest of Placerville to initiate the great gold rush of 1849-50. From 1880 through 1959 the county produced 1,267,700 ounces of gold, earlier production not being recorded, but probably very large.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Tom Ashworth). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: eldorado_ca.shtml. Area: by Tom Ashworth. Map coordinates refined from text (landmark: "Coloma, EL DORADO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA County, California, USA"). Still approximate — verify on the ground. LOCATION COUNTY: El Dorado County STATE: California James Marshall discovered gold at Coloma in 1848 on the South Fork of the American River 8 mile northwest of Placerville to initiate the great gold rush of 1849-50. From 1880 through 1959 the county produced 1,267,700 ounces of gold, earlier production not being recorded, but probably very large.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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