Schlageter Hotel

Historical marker location:

5022 Charles (Main) Street, Mariposa, California

( Marker is at the intersection of Charles (Main) Street (State Highway 140) and 5th Street, on the left when traveling south on Charles (Main) Street.)

Marker installed: 1990

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.