A Night to Remember / Three Days Later

Historical marker location:

Shingletown, California

( Marker can be reached from Lassen Peak Highway (California Route 89), on the left when traveling south.)

Devastated Area.

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.