O n January 24, 1848, American carpenter and sawmill operator James Wilson Marshall discovered gold in the foothills of ...

Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park and Gold Discovery Park Association will commemorate the anniversary of James Marshall ... and trying your hand at panning for gold Visit historic ...

James W. Marshall, who had lost his cattle and ranch while fighting for California’s independence from Mexico, was launching a new business in the settlement of Coloma, on the South Fork of the ...

Good morning, it’s Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. On this date in 1848, a carpenter named James Wilson Marshall discovered gold nuggets in the tailrace of a mill he was building on a tributary of the ...