Calaveras County War Memorial

Historical marker location:

891 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas, California

( Memorial can be reached from the intersection of Mountain Ranch Road and Government Center Road, on the left when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 2007

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.