Coordinates: 38°48′01″N 120°53′32″W The California Gold Rush (1848–1855) was a gold rush that began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at
Read MoreCalifornia Gold Rush, rapid influx of fortune seekers in California that began after gold was found at Sutter’s Mill in early 1848 and reached its
Read More2021.11.1 Observe mining methods used during the California Gold Rush. Learn what life was like for prospectors trying to strike it rich during the California Gold Rush by using such mining methods as panning, cradling, and using a sluice box. Encyclopædia
Read More2010.4.6 The Gold Rush in California started in 1848 after gold was found at Sutter’s Mill. Within a year, hundreds of thousands of 49ers seeking fortune poured into
Read More2023.6.16 How California was transformed by the Gold Rush One way to measure the impact of the Gold Rush is by population. In 1850, just over a year after Polk made his announcement, the Census...
Read MoreThe California Gold Rush was the most significant event in the history of the settlement of the western frontier. The initial discovery was made in January 1848, but news traveled slowly and although many miners
Read MoreThe California Gold Rush. Sandwiched between the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and the Civil War in 1861, the California Gold Rush is considered by many historians to be the most significant event of ...
Read MoreOn January 24, 1848, James Wilson Marshall was working as a carpenter for John Sutter, a Swiss citizen who had migrated across the globe to build a mill in Colima, California. Marshall was busy building a water-powered
Read More2019.7.23 The California Gold Rush was a remarkable episode in history sparked by the discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill, a remote outpost in California, in January 1848. As rumors of the discovery spread,
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