Coloma
Census-designated place in California, United States in Placerville, California. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Coloma is a census-designated place (CDP) in El Dorado County, California, United States. It is approximately 36 miles (58 km) northeast of Sacramento. 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. As of the 2020 census, Coloma had a population of 521.
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The record
| Property type | Historic district |
| Address | 7 mi. NW of Placerville on CA 49, Placerville vicinity, CA |
| County | El Dorado County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Reference number | 66000207 |
| Type of place | census-designated place in the United States, historic district |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 16 buildings, 2 sites, 2 objects |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 7 mi. NW of Placerville on CA 49, Placerville, CA |
| Coordinates | 38.80056, -120.89174 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial · 80 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Dru Barner Campground 12 mi · Dru Barner Campground 12 mi · Ponderosa Cove Campground 16 mi |
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Nearby in El Dorado County
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000207. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.