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California Flag
1846 The original bear flag was first raised in June of 1846. This flag was a symbol of revolt against the Mexican rule. Unfortunately the flag was destroyed in the Great Earthquake of 1906. (See further down the California time-line for our current day flag adoption). -
James W. Marshall first discovered gold in California at Sutter's Mill. The news of gold brought hundreds of thousands of people to California. The California Gold Rush lasted until 1855.
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The treaty that ended the Mexican American War was the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. It was signed in February of 1848. This made what we know as California today a part of the United States
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California began seeking statehood in 1849. California entered the Union as a fee non-slave state by the Compromise of 1850. California became the 31st state of the United States on September 9, 1850.
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Sacramento was able to be claimed as state capital in 1854. Also, the first railroad in the state connected in Sacramento.
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Our current day flag was adopted by the legislature in 1911. It is a replication of the original bear flag that was destroyed in the 1906 earthquake.
