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James Wilson Marshall, a carpenter originally from New Jersey, found flakes of gold in the American River at the base of the Sierra Nevada Mountains near Coloma, California
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I tool used to dig gold was first used.
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The 49ers depart to search for gold in California.
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More than 100,000 non native people now live in California.
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California was know , known for gold globally and people from all over came to search.
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A total of $2 billion worth of precious metal was extracted from the area during the Gold Rush.
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