On January 24, 1848, a discovery along the banks of Sutter’s Creek in California changed the course of American history. James W. Marshall ,an American carpenter and sawmill operator, was examining ...
COLOMA, CA ‒ Ankle-deep in a stream, James W. Marshall bent over and grabbed a shiny object that caught his eye. He placed it on a rock and began striking it with another. The shiny material pounded ...
DATES BACK TO 178 YEARS THIS WEEK, WHEN JAMES MARSHALL FOUND FLECKS OF GOLD ALONG THE SOUTH FORK OF THE AMERICAN RIVER. JANUARY 24TH, 1848. HE'S STANDING DOWN THERE, LOOKS DOWN AT HIS FEET, AND ...
The California Gold Rush of 1849 was one of the most pivotal and fundamental events in the formation of the modern United States. It was an enormous migration of people, with around 300,000 fortune ...
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