7 mi. NW of Placerville on CA 49, Placerville, California. County/parish: El Dorado.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 15, 1966. NRIS 66000207.
16 contributing buildings. 2 contributing sites. 2 contributing objects.Also known as:
Coloma (Nisenan: Cullumah, meaning "beautiful") is a census-designated place in El Dorado County, California, United States. It is approximately 36 miles (58 km) northeast of Sacramento, California. Coloma is most noted for being the site where James W. Marshall found gold in the Sierra Nevada foothills, at Sutter's Mill on January 24, 1848, leading to the California gold rush. Coloma's population is 521.
The settlement is a tourist attraction known for its ghost town and the centerpiece of the Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park. Coloma was designated a National Historic Landmark District on July 4, 1961.
It lies at an elevation of 764 feet (233 m).
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123857899