Tom Scribner

Historical marker location:

1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, California

( Marker is at the intersection of Pacific Avenue and Locust Street, on the right when traveling north on Pacific Avenue.)

Marker installed: 1978

1899 1982.

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.