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Roy Mathers wrote in post #3676854
Anything to do with Sutter?

Kind of. The statue is not Sutter, though.

Box Brownie wrote in post #3676867
Something to do with the Mason Dixon Line i.e. is it a statue of one of them pointing at a significant "stone" in the line?

No.

James Marshall, Coloma?

Roy Mathers wrote in post #3676903
James Marshall, Coloma?

That's the man, and the place. In the statue, he's pointing down to the spot on the American River where he accidentally discovered gold in 1848. That discovery spawned the "California Gold Rush" that literally put California on the map overnight and hastened it's admission into the union as a state.

Your turn, Roy.

I've been to the American River and Sutter's Mill but haven't seen that statue - and it can't be too far from the mill!

Here's my next one -

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Roy Mathers wrote in post #3676952
I've been to the American River and Sutter's Mill but haven't seen that statue - and it can't be too far from the mill!

It's on that little hill just behind the town. Did you see Marshall's cabin and the Saint John's Catholic church? It's right above those. Not far from the mill at all.

As for your new picture, those ruins look an awful lot like ones I've seen in the Painted Desert and Grand Canyon parks, but the vegetation in the background doesn't look right.

I certainly saw Marshall's Cabin, but didn't notice the statue - d'oh!

The picture isn't the Grand Canyon or Painted Desert.

Is it in Greece??

No.

Mayan Ruins in Mexico?

No.

Is this in ARizona?

It is.

Roy Mathers wrote in post #3677129
It is.

Really? Hmmm... So, I was at least in the right state with my guess, then.

I know you recently went to Tombstone, so is it in the southeastern part of the state?

No, it's not.

That looks like it could be a major city in the distance. Is this near Phoenix?