Brignole Estate Co., General Merchandise, Sutter Creek, CA
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BackPak
N 38° 23.622 W 120° 48.190
10S E 691851 N 4251783
Many signs were painted here.
Waymark Code: WM18EK
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 02/22/2007
Views: 40
Sutter Creek takes its name from the creek and the creek takes its name from John A. Sutter who owned the sawmill in Coloma where gold was first found in the Mother Lode in January of 1848. Unable to stop the tide of gold-seekers flowing over and destroying his lands, Sutter decided to follow the call of gold, trying in vain to recoup what the Gold Rush had taken. He arrived here in 1848 with a band of Kanakas and Indians, and
upon finding a likely spot began mining along the creek.
A little bit about Sutter Creek: http://www.suttercreek.org/