Central Eureka Mine

Historical marker location:

Sutter Creek, California

( Marker is at the intersection of Sutter Hill Road and Old Ridge Road when traveling east on Sutter Hill Road.)

Marker installed: 2004

The Hollywood sign, which originally read "Hollywoodland," was built in 1923 as an advertisement for a real estate development. The sign was intended to be temporary, but it became a beloved symbol of the film industry and was eventually made permanent.