Mariposa

Mariposa marks the southern end of the Mother Lode. Much of the land in this area was part of a 44,000-acre land grant Colonel John C. Fremont acquired from Mexico before gold was discovered and California became a state.

Mariposa at a Glance

Elsewhere in Sacramento and the Gold Country

• Amador City
• Angels Camp
• Auburn
• Coloma
• Columbia
• Davis
• Grass Valley
• Jackson
• Jamestown

• Murphys
• Nevada City
• Placerville
• Sacramento
• Shenandoah Valley
• Sonora
• Sutter Creek
• Woodland

See Also

• Sacramento and the Gold Country
• USA
• California