3/18/2000
1/16/2025
Landmark information
- Location:
22041 Sawmill Flat Rd, 2 mi SE of Columbia - Plaque:
Other Plaque - Site:
Nothing Remains - Date First Visited:
3/18/2000 - Date Most Recently Visited:
1/16/2025 - GPS Coordinates:
N 38 1.365, W 120 22.795
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Mark Twain Bret Harte Trail
Sawmill Flat
Name derived from two sawmills erected here to supply mining timbers early 1850's. Population at one time 1000. Rich in pocket gold in heyday. Mining camp of Mexican woman, Dona Elisa Martinez, in north end of flat, reported to have been hideout of famous bandit, Joaquin Murieta. Site of story "The Battle of Sawmill Flat".