Gold rush

The California Gold Rush

  • The California Gold Rush

    The California Gold Rush

    The California Gold Rush was a gold rush that 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 hundreds of thousands of people to California from the rest of the United States and abroad.

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