Applegate Trail - Descent to Lassen Creek

Historical marker location:

Davis Creek, California

( Marker is on County Route 133C, 0.3 miles south of South Willow Ranch Road (County Route 47), on the left when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 2009

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.