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On January 24, 1848, James Marshall, an employee/partner of Sutter's, found several flakes of gold that began the transformation of California from a sleepy outpost to a bustling center of activity.
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When Gold was discovered in 1848 near a saw mill near coloma all along the south fork of which river?
American river
What was James Marshalls job when he discovered gold?
The first piece of Gold was found in January,24 1848
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.
Who discovered the Golden nugget?
Well I think John Marshall discovered gold near Sutter's mill.
Who was the owner of the California sawmill where gold was discovered?
Sutter's mill in Coloma, California (near Placerville, in El Dorado county, which borders Lake Tahoe). It was owned by both John Sutter and James Marshall (who actually discovered the first flakes of gold).
Was gold discovered in 1849 or 1848?
Gold was discovered in 1848 in California by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill. This was the first of the Gold Rushes, though the Victorian goldrushes in Australia were the richest.
What was the persons name who first discovered gold?
The gold rush began at Sutter's Mill in Colima, CA. John Marshall discovered gold in the traces of the mill in 1848. Once the gold was discovered the rush was on. A newspaper headline stated "Eureka, Gold Found". The average pay was about 10.00 a month, but a man could make 50.00 a day if he found gold. Within months over 10,000 a day were coming into the area any way they could. Sutter lost in the gold rush. He lost his fortune , mill, and ended up a broke unhappy man. By 1850 CA became a state on Sept. 9, 1850.
What river where gold was discovered in California in 1848?
The river gold was discovered in was near the Sacramento River.
Where in South Africa was gold discovered?
Gold was discovered near where Johannesburg is today, back in 1886. This discovery led to the great Witwatersrand Gold Rush.
When was gold discovered at Ridgeway Goldmine in NSW Australia?
Gold was discovered at Ridgeway Goldmine, near Orange, NSW in November 1996.
Near which state capital in the west was gold discovered in 1849?
Sacramento, California is the state capital in the west where they discovered gold in 1849.
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.)
