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True. John Marshal found gold in the traces earlier than 1848, but the news didn't get out until 1848. Sutter lost everything in the gold rush and died broke. California became a state September 9, 1850 as a result.

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Q: True or false The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill in 1848 started the western gold rush.?
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