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"The California Gold Rush (1848-1855) began on January 24, 1848, when gold was discovered by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill, in Coloma, California."
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If you are going to visit the gold rush area of CA go to Sonora and Columbia. Columbia is a state park and a restored gold rush town. It is worth a visit and the surrounding area has other gold rush towns. Angles Camp is another gold rush town, but now the modern sections have mainly taken over. Sonora and Columbia will give you a sense of what 1850 CA was like. Good places to eat and stay are in Sonora as well as Columbia.
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What is the city nearest to where gold was found during the Gold Rush?
In New South Wales, the closest city was Bathurst. In Victoria, the nearest cities were Bendigo and Ballarat.
How is san francisco part of the gold rush?
It isn't. San Francisco is the closest major port city to Sacramento.
What is the closest capital city to the Gold Coast?
The closest capital city to the Gold Coast in Australia is Brisbane.
What city was the first gold rush in?
Gerogia
1890 gold rush city?
nome
Which was more dangerous the klondike gold rush or the California gold rush?
The klondike gold rush had more people because 100,000 set of to find gold 40,000 made it to dawson city and 4,000 found gold
What city was the closest to gold and salt resources?
Mali
What city was closest to gold and salt resources?
Mali
Was gold discovered in San Francisco?
No, it was discovered in Sutter's Creek near Sacramento this started the California Gold Rush which brought many settlers out from the eastern United States to the western. San Francisco was the closest major port city.
Which city did the gold rush start in?
The Gold Rush in California began when gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill, a sawmill on the South Fork of the America River, near Coloma, California.
What is the closet city southeast of Brisbane?
The closest city southeast of Brisbane is Redland City, sandwiched in between Brisbane and the Gold Coast.The closest city south of Brisbane is Logan City.
What city grew from tiny villages to a city of about 20000 people during the gold rush?
San Francisco
