Sutter's Mill
| Sutter's Mill | |
|---|---|
 2014 replica of Sutter's Mill | |
 Location of Sutter's Mill | |
| 38°48′12.5″N 120°53′32.5″W / 38.803472°N 120.892361°W | |
| Location | Coloma, California |
| Site notes | |
| Area | Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park |
| Governing body | California Department of Parks and Recreation |
Official name | Gold discovery site |
| Designated | March 7, 1955 |
| Reference no. | 530 |
Sutter's Mill was a water-powered sawmill on the bank of the South Fork American River in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada in California. It was named after its owner John Sutter. A worker constructing the mill, James W. Marshall, found gold there in 1848. This discovery set off the California gold rush (1848–1855), a major event in the history of the United States.
The mill was later reconstructed in the original design and today forms part of Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma, California. A meteorite fell in 2012 and landed close to the mill; fragments were recovered and it was named the Sutter's Mill meteorite.