California Gold Rush

This monument was erected to memorialize John Marshall, the miller who found gold in the tail-chase of Sutter's Mill.

The San Francisco Pioneer Monument centers around a tall mable pedestal topped with a bronze statue of Athena, the Greek Goddess of Way, inset with bronze plaques and bas reliefs, and surrounded by three smaller statues depicting eras of California history. 

This marks the site of Sutter's Fort, one of the first major trading posts in post-Spanish, pre-United States California. Though the original fort collapsed, a replica was rebuilt and became a California State Park.

This site marks the spot where gold was discovered by John Marshall at Sutter's Mill in 1849.