12/15/2018
12/15/2018
Landmark information
- Location:
Veteran's Memorial Hall, Main and Badger Sts, Sutter Creek - Plaque:
Other Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
3/1/1996 - Date Most Recently Visited:
12/15/2018 - GPS Coordinates:
N 38 23.538, W 120 48.155
About this landmark
Plaque text:
General John A. Sutter
Benefactor of the great state of California, who mined here and gave Sutter Creek its name and under whose regime gold was discovered. Also to those pioneer mothers, fathers, and miners of the Mother Lode, which has produced millions in gold. This rock used in Mother Lode champion hand drilling contests.