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The California Gold Rush began at Sutter's Mill, near Coloma. On January 24, 1848, James W. Marshall, a foreman working for Sacramento pioneer John Sutter, found shiny metal in the tailrace of a lumber mill Marshall was building for Sutter on the American River.

Date: January 24, 1848 –1855

Outcome: California becomes a U.S. state; Cal...

Location: Sierra Nevada and Northern Californ...

Participants: 300,000 prospectors

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JADEN LEWIS

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