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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. ... The Gold Rush began in earnest only after President James Polk endorsed the discovery in December 1848
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Why was Sutters mill important?
It was the place were they found the gold and the Gold Rush's starting point (January 24, 1848).
When was gold discovered in California?
California Gold RushGold was discovered on January 24, 1848, by James Marshall, an employee at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. This and subsequent finds triggered the Gold Rush from 1848 to 1855.Previously, gold was found in Southern California at Placerita Canyon in 1842, near the historic "Oak of the Golden Dream." (California was part of Mexico until February 2, 1848.)
Where was gold in 1848?
Gold was discovered in California in 1849The people who looked for gold where called the fourty-niners which stands for (1849)And in the period of time when gold was in California there was so much gold that they called it the gold rush and the gold rush brought more than 100,000 people to California and the rest of the United States
The coldest January inauguration happened in?
What ids the coldest inauguration?
What happened to all slaves on January 1 1863?
They were still in slavery :).
When was Gold is disovered in California?
January 24, 1848
What day did January 24 1848 fall on?
It was a Monday.
When did the gold rush start in Cali?
January 24, 1848
What important event happened during Zachary Taylors presidency?
January 24, 1848 Gold is discovered at Sutter's Mill in California. =D hope this helped.
What year did the gold rush begin in CA?
January-24-1848
When did California gold rush start?
I think it started on January 24, 1848
What is Vasily Surikov's birthday?
Vasily Surikov was born on January 24, 1848.
When was Vasily Surikov born?
Vasily Surikov was born on January 24, 1848.
What is the date that of the discovery of gold in California?
Gold was discovered in California on January 24, 1848.
What year did California experince the gold rush?
It began on 24 January 1848 with the discovery of gold and ended in 1855.
When was made washingtom monument made?
January 31, 1848 January 31, 1848
What is the LCM of 66 and 24 and 42?
The LCM is 1848.
