Historical Markers in Lake County, California
Bank of Upper Lake
Bloody Island
Bloody Island (Bo-no-po-ti)
Clear Lake Habitat
Clearlake Lodge #130 I.O.O.F.
Diamond Match Lumber Co.
Drug and Prescription Store
First Church in Middletown
First Methodist Church Site
Harriet Lee Hammond Library
Lake County Courthouse
League's Store
Lower Lake Schoolhouse
Lower Lake Stone Jail
Old Bull Trail Road and St. Helena Toll Road
Ranch House
Site of First Adobe Home, Lake County
Stone House
The Ice House
The IOOF Hall
The Livery Stable
The Old Gas Station
The Pomo
The Tallman Hotel
The West Side of Main Street
Upper Lake
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.