On Jan. 24, 1848, Marshall spotted flecks of gold in the new mill’s tailrace. Despite efforts to keep the discovery quiet, news leaked out and ignited the largest mass migration in history as ...

Step back in time to Coloma, California, the historic ghost town where gold was first discovered in 1848, sparking the California Gold Rush. Explore its rich history and see the remnants of this ...

Visitors can pay with cash or card. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday at the Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park at 300 Back Street in Coloma.

By 1849, more than 10,000 people toiled along the banks of the American River and Coloma had grown to 13 hotels, two banks and dozens of other businesses, all opened to serve the miners. Unfortunately ...

“The gold was found in the tail race of the sawmill,” Ed Allen explained. “It was a chance discovery.” “James Marshall found that first piece of gold,” Thane said.

Northern California ’s historic Gold Country is booming—for the second time. This string of former mining towns in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada burst onto the scene in 1848 ...

In a California gold rush town, some Black families are fighting for land taken from their ancestors The fight in Coloma, California is taking place in a state where the governor signed a first-in ...

California's Gold Rush history comes to life in El Dorado County at the annual Coloma Gold Rush Live event. The Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park hosts the event each fall to give ...