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California Gold Rush: James W. Marshall finds gold at Sutter's Mill near Sacramento.
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California gold rush
Gold rush from 1848 until 1855
The California gold rush (1848–1855) began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The news of gold brought approximately 300,000 people to California from the rest of the United States and abroad. The sudden influx…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
James W. Marshall
American pioneer who discovered gold in California in 1848
James Wilson Marshall was an American carpenter and sawmill operator, who on January 24, 1848, reported the finding of gold at Coloma, California, a small settlement on the American River about 36 miles northeast of Sacramento. His discovery was the impetus for the California…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Gold
Chemical element with atomic number 79 (Au)
Gold is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol Au and atomic number 79. In its pure form, it is a bright, slightly orange-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile metal. Chemically, gold is a transition metal, a group 11 element, and one of the noble metals. It is one of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Sutter's Mill
Location of gold discovery that started the California gold rush in 1848
Sutter's Mill was a water-powered sawmill on the bank of the South Fork American River in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada in California. It was named after its owner John Sutter. A worker constructing the mill, James W. Marshall, found gold there in 1848. This discovery set…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Sacramento, California
Capital city of California, United States
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California. The county seat of Sacramento County, it is located at the confluence of the Sacramento and American Rivers in the Sacramento Valley. It is the fourth-most populous city in Northern California, sixth-most populous…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)