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California Gold Rush

The California Gold Rush began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The first to hear confirmed information of the gold rush were the people in Oregon, the Sandwich Islands , and Latin America, who were the first to start flocking to the state in late 1848...

Timeline of Events

1848

1.24.1848

California Gold Rush: James W. Marshall finds gold at Sutter's Mill near Sacramento.

2.2.1848

California Gold Rush: The first ship with Chinese immigrants arrives in San Francisco, California.

8.19.1848

California Gold Rush: the ''New York Herald'' breaks the news to the East Coast of the United States of the gold rush in California (although the rush started in January).

12.5.1848

California Gold Rush: In a message before the U.S. Congress, US President James K. Polk confirms that large amounts of gold had been discovered in California.