Deseret News archives: Gold discovered at Sutter’s Mill in 1848, creating more westward rush
On Jan. 24, 1848, James W. Marshall found a gold nugget at Sutter’s Mill in Northern California, a discovery that sparked the ...
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Major "Strikes" in the California Gold Rush
This map shows some of the important mines of the gold rush. James Marshall kicked off the California gold rush when he spotted some pea-sized bits of gold in a mill raceway. The news brought ...
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Is there still gold in California? Why the gold rush lives on 200 years later
On the morning of Jan. 24, 1848, James Marshall made a discovery that would ... Stockton's very history is indelibly tied to the Gold Rush. One hundred and seventy-seven years later, California ...