Sutter Creek Sanitarium

Historical marker location:

72 Main Street, Sutter Creek, California

( Marker is on Main Street (Old Highway 49) south of Randolph Street, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2004

1895 - 1927.

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.