Bonanza Mine

Historical marker location:

Sonora, California

( Marker is at the intersection of North Washington Street (State Highway 49) and School Road, on the left when traveling north on North Washington Street.)

Marker installed: 1988

King of the Pocket Mines.

The Hollywood sign, which originally read "Hollywoodland," was built in 1923 as an advertisement for a real estate development. The sign was intended to be temporary, but it became a beloved symbol of the film industry and was eventually made permanent.