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In January 24, 1848, gold was found in California, unleashing a massive global migration. Americans, Mexicans, Chileans, African Americans, Chinese and more arrived in San Francisco looking to make their fortune. ... ; Native Stories | Stories of Gold Rush days from Native Americans >>
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www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/goldrush/
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Colonial America (1492-1763) ... Revolutionary Period (1764-1789) ... The New Nation (1790-1828)
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Gold Discovered in California ; January 24, 1848 ; Many people in California figured gold was there, but it was James W. Marshall on January 24, 1848, who saw something shiny in Sutter Creek near Coloma, California.
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www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/reform/jb_reform_fortyniners...
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It was in the first part of January, 1848, when the gold was discovered at Coloma, where I was then building a saw-mill. The contractor and builder of this mill was James W. Marshall, from New Jersey. ... 14 Lithographic Views of the California Gold Rush 1850-1857 in PowerPoint (900 Kb)
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www.sfmuseum.org/hist2/gold.html
www.sfmuseum.org/hist2/gold.html
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On January 24, 1848, James W. Marshall discovered gold at a sawmill in Coloma that he was constructing for John Sutter, a wealthy land developer ... The last years of Sutter's life were spent at the nation's capitol trying in vain to convince Congress to compensate him for his losses brought on by the California Gold Rush.
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comspark.com/chronicles/golddisc.shtml
comspark.com/chronicles/golddisc.shtml
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On January 24, 1848, James W. Marshall discovered gold on the property of Johann A. Sutter near Coloma, California. A builder, Marshall was overseeing construction of a sawmill on the American River.
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Today In History - January 24, 1848 - Gold Discovered In California; 1/24/07 ; ... On January 24 1848, James W Marshall discovered gold in a lumber mill (Sutter's Mill) tailrace along the American River.
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www.freerepublic.com/focus/fr/1772922/posts
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Gold Discovered in California (Hardcover) ... This was the story of a man who brought his family to California, not to dig for gold but to perform before the miners of the gold country with such skill and daring few men could ever boast. He was an Englishman, a circusman.
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www.amazon.ca/Gold-Discovered-California-Regina-Phelan/...
www.amazon.ca/Gold-Discovered-California-Regina-Phelan/dp/0870622323
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James Marshall discovered gold on January 24, 1848, at Sutter’s Mill, beginning the California Gold Rush. The New Jersey carpenter was working at John Sutter’s Sacramento River settlement when he found the nugget.
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www.readwritethink.org/calendar/calendar_day.asp?id=403
www.readwritethink.org/calendar/calendar_day.asp?id=403
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