Mural #7
The California Gold Rush was the 7th of the Main Street Murals completed and was also the 3rd of the “Mural in a Day” projects. The discovery of Gold in Central California in 1848 and subsequent statehood saw floods of people wanting to head west. As the western population grew, the government began looking for ways to build a railroad to the region. A railroad would make travel easier, would help develop commerce, as well as move troops to areas that would otherwise be hard to defend. Master artist Kathy Fierro created this mural in 2006 to demonstrate the impact that California’s gold rush, Barstow area’s mining and the development of the railroad had on our local history. Many Barstow area residents helped to paint this mural in just one day.

Location: 212 E. Main St.