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The Discovery of Gold on This Date in 1848 at Sutter’s Creek Kicked Off the California Gold Rush and Transformed America
O n January 24, 1848, American carpenter and sawmill operator James Wilson Marshall discovered gold in the foothills of ...
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Coloma celebrates James Marshall’s discovery of gold with Gold Discovery Day
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 ...
USA Today4mon
Is there still gold in California? Why the gold rush lives on 200 years later
On the morning of Jan. 24, 1848, James Marshall made a discovery that ... owns and operates a tour company called California Gold Panning that allows tourists to try their luck at mining for ...
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The Eerie Familiarity of California’s Boom-Bust Cycle
On January 24, 1848, James Wilson ... Marshall discovered the rocks “could be beaten into a different shape, but not broken,” meaning they were definitely not quartz—they were likely gold.