MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
ELECTION OF 1848 AND THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH
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Los Angeles
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Sacramento
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Malibu
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Texas
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Detailed explanation-1: -The gold discovery site, located in the still visible tailrace of Sutter’s sawmill in present day Coloma, California, is one of the most significant historic sites in the nation. In 1848, James W. Marshall found shining flecks of gold in the tailrace of the sawmill he was building in partnership with John Sutter.
Detailed explanation-2: -On January 24, 1848, James Wilson Marshall, a carpenter originally from New Jersey, found flakes of gold in the American River at the base of the Sierra Nevada Mountains near Coloma, California.
Detailed explanation-3: -gold rush. The best-known strike occurred at Sutter’s Mill, near the Sacramento River in California, in 1848. On January 24 of that year, while John Sutter was having a sawmill built, his carpenter, James W. Marshall, found gold.
Detailed explanation-4: -The California gold rush and Sutter’s Mill is part of Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park. The park is located in Coloma, California, about 140 miles and three hours west from San Francisco.