Ham's Station

Historical marker location:

34950 CA-88, Pioneer, California

( Marker is on Amador/Nevada Highway (State Highway 88) 0.6 miles Panther Creek Road, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 2018

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.