Gold is discovered at Sutter’s Mill in…

January 1848 CE

Gold is discovered at Sutter’s Mill in Coloma, California at the bank of the American River on January 24, 1848, when James Marshall, an employee of Sutter's, finds several flakes of gold that will begin the transformation of California from a sleepy outpost to a bustling center of activity.

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Coloma El Dorado California United States View →

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Oregon Trail View → Jacksonian Democracy (United States) View → “Manifest Destiny” and American Expansion; 1840-1851 View → California Gold Rush, California, United States View →

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