James W. Marshall Monument at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park

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historic landmark monument outdoor sculpture

The James W. Marshall Monument at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park is a commemorative statue and landmark honoring the man whose 1848 gold discovery at nearby Sutter’s Mill sparked the California Gold Rush.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
James W. Marshall monument 2
James W. Marshall Monument 1
Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park 1

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic landmark ⓘ
monument ⓘ
outdoor sculpture ⓘ
accessibleTo public ⓘ
associatedEvent California Gold Rush ⓘ
surface form: California Gold Rush (1848–1855)
category California Gold Rush historic sites ⓘ
Monuments and memorials in California ⓘ
Outdoor sculptures in California ⓘ
commemorates California Gold Rush ⓘ
discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dedicatedTo James W. Marshall ⓘ
era 19th-century American West history ⓘ
function commemorative monument ⓘ
hasInscription information about James W. Marshall and the gold discovery ⓘ
hasSubject James W. Marshall ⓘ
hasTheme California Gold Rush ⓘ
heritageDesignation California Historical Landmark ⓘ
locatedIn California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California

Coloma, California ⓘ
El Dorado County, California ⓘ
Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park ⓘ
materialUsed metal ⓘ
stone ⓘ
namedAfter James W. Marshall ⓘ
nearby Sutter's Mill ⓘ
surface form: Sutter’s Mill site
ownedBy California Department of Parks and Recreation ⓘ
partOf Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park ⓘ
significance marks site associated with the beginning of the California Gold Rush ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ

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Coloma Historic Park → contains → James W. Marshall Monument at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park ⓘ
this entity surface form: James W. Marshall monument
Coloma, California → hasHistoricSite → James W. Marshall Monument at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park
Coloma, California → hasLandmark → James W. Marshall Monument at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park ⓘ
this entity surface form: James W. Marshall monument
Coloma → hasMonument → James W. Marshall Monument at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park ⓘ
this entity surface form: James W. Marshall Monument
James W. Marshall → hasMonument → James W. Marshall Monument at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park ⓘ