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There’s a Better Way to Teach the California Gold Rush
Then, in 1848, a rush of Americans ... carpenter James Marshall found flakes of gold while building a water-powered sawmill ...
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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
On January 24, 1848, American carpenter and sawmill operator James Wilson Marshall discovered gold ... A relative few who ...
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Coloma celebrates James Marshall’s discovery of gold with Gold Discovery Day
This weekend, you can step back in time to California’s gold rush era. Marshall Gold Discovery ... center for a presentation on James Marshall and John Sutter about their work building Sutter ...
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Explore Outdoors: Gold Rush history comes to life in Coloma at weekend event
California's Gold Rush history comes to life in El Dorado County at the annual Coloma Gold Rush Live event. The Marshall Gold Discovery ... be treated differently John Harbaugh Cut Presser Short ...
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Marshall Gold Discovery Park brings history to life
Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma will come alive on Saturday, June 14, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the ...