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The Discovery of Gold on This Date in 1848 at Sutter’s Creek Kicked Off the California Gold Rush and Transformed America
Marshall was overseeing construction of a sawmill for influential landowner John Sutter, a Swiss immigrant, in what’s now California’s Coloma Valley when he noticed something shiny at the ...
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This family of Black California pioneers shaped one of California’s most historic parks
Back in 1848, what is described as a “flurry of humanity” took over the Coloma valley, because of gold. One of those hopeful travelers was William Gooch. He arrived in Coloma from Missouri ...
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6 Family-Friendly Gold Rush-Inspired Getaways
The park's Gold Discovery Tour tells the story and visits the sites of the Coloma Valley before and after James Marshall's gold discovery, and is offered multiple times each day. While in the ...
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Rock Falls' Coloma Township government unravels; supervisor, trustee, clerk abruptly resign
Feb. 21—ROCK FALLS — The resignations of Coloma Township's supervisor, clerk and one of its three trustees were accepted Tuesday night, leaving the remaining two trustees to rebuild the ...
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Coloma Road bridge over Paw Paw River closed until further notice
BERRIEN COUNTY, Mich. (WNDU) - The Coloma Road bridge over the Paw Paw River is currently closed to traffic between I-196 and Kerlikowske Road in Hagar Township. Drivers are recommended to ...