Big Boy

Historical marker location:

4211 West Riverside Drive, Burbank, California

( Marker is on West Riverside Drive west of North Pass Avenue, on the right when traveling west.)

State of California Point of Historical Interest.

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.