USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -A year later, 1848, James Wilson Marshall (1810-1885) struck gold at nearby Sutter’s Mill, precipitating the 1849 California Gold Rush . Sutter’s Fort rapidly transformed into a Gold Rush boomtown, which became modern day Sacramento.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sacramento city, California in 1849. The discovery of gold in 1848 made Sacramento a boom town with stores, transport, and homes.

Detailed explanation-3: -The original gold rush boomtown of Sacramento boomed first as a tent city on the mudflats along the river, an area partially defined these days by the intersection of Front and J Streets, just west of I-5.

Detailed explanation-4: -Residents of Sacramento adopted a city charter in 1849, which was recognized by the state legislature in 1850. Sacramento is the oldest incorporated city in California, incorporated on February 27, 1850.

Detailed explanation-5: -Sacramento, which emerged as the major trading and distribution center between San Francisco and the gold fields was where some of California’s earliest and most significant capitalists set up shop to serve the miners’ needs.