USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1848, James W. Marshall found shining flecks of gold in the tailrace of the sawmill he was building in partnership with John Sutter. This discovery changed the course of California’s and the nation’s history.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first person or civilization to discover gold is the Ancient Egyptians. They mined gold in Nubia around 2450 BC. An Egyptian alchemist named Zosimos was the first to find pure gold (24 centuries before Columbus reached the Americas).

Detailed explanation-3: -James Marshall’s discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill in California in 1848 started the California Gold Rush. Born in 1810, Marshall followed in his father’s footsteps by becoming a skilled carpenter and wheelwright.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.