Historical Marker
Preservation Park
Historical marker location:
Oakland, California
( Marker is at the intersection of Thirteenth Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way, on the right when traveling north on Thirteenth Street.)
An Overview.
The California Gold Rush of 1849 brought a huge influx of people to the state. In just two years, the population of San Francisco grew from 1,000 to 25,000. However, only a small percentage of gold-seekers actually struck it rich, and many ended up in debt or poverty.