CALIFORNIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
The accidental discovery of gold in 1848 at Sutter's Mill in Coloma started a bonanza that brought California fame and gave it the title of the "Golden State." The Gold Rush of 1849 and the subsequent influx of settlers led to California becoming the 31st state in 1850. NATURAL OCCURRENCES The concentration of gold ore, and the market value
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Marshall Gold Discovery SHP
Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park Although small amounts of gold had been found in other parts of California, it was the gold discovery at Sutter's mill that received world-wide attention in 1848. The discovery caused one of the largest mass-migrations in history, bringing people to California from all over the world.
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Sutter's Mill: The First Gold Discovery in California
The California gold rush began like any other—with a chance gold discovery and the subsequent rapid-fire spreading of this news. On January 24, 1848, a man named James W. Marshall spotted flakes of gold in Coloma on the American River. Marshall was in the process of building a sawmill for John Sutter, the owner of Sutter's Mill where the ...
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James Marshall – Discovering Gold in California
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. When his father died in 1834, he headed westward, spending some time in Illinois and Indiana before settling in Missouri.
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Biography of John Sutter, Landowner During …
Updated on May 15, 2019. John Sutter (born Johann August Suter; February 23, 1803–June 18, 1880) was a Swiss immigrant in California whose sawmill was the launching spot for the California Gold Rush. …
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The Meaning Behind The Song: Sutter's Mill by Dan Fogelberg
Dan Fogelberg's 1985 hit song, Sutter's Mill, is a beautiful and poignant tribute to the California Gold Rush. The song is named after the site where gold was first discovered in California, sparking the famous rush of gold seekers to the area. Fogelberg's poetic lyrics tell the story of the miners who flocked to the region in search of ...
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The Enslaved Native Americans Who Made The Gold Rush …
The Gold Rush of 1849. Without Native Americans, John Sutter—owner of the mill where gold was discovered and the area's most influential landowners—would never have become so powerful ...
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Eyewitness to the Discovery of Gold at Sutter's Mill
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 24, 1894. Just forty-six (46) years ago to-day the great and memorable discovery of the California gold was made at Capt. John A. Sutter and James W. Marshall's sawmill, on American Fork River, California. Now to give a clear conception of that most notable event, we must go back to the time when the project of ...
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Gold Rush: California, Date & Sutter's Mill | HISTORY
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. At the time, Marshall was working to build a water-powered sawmill owned by John Sutter, a …
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Nancy Gooch – From Slave to owner of Sutter's Mill
This is the story of my real introduction to Black History. It started innocently enough on September 11, 2012 at the Museum dedicated to Sutter's Mill and the discovery of gold in California. Gold was discovered in 1848 and attracted large numbers of prospectors in 1849, giving rise to the term 49'ers for those seeking their fortunes in …
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The California Gold Rush | American Experience | PBS
The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill on January 24, 1848 unleashed the largest migration in United States history and drew people from a dozen countries to form a multi-ethnic society...
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John Sutter | Role in Gold Rush, Sutter's Mill, & Facts
Discovery of gold on his land brought disaster to Sutter. In the process of building a water-powered sawmill, a carpenter named James W. Marshall found flakes …
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Gold Nugget
This small piece of yellow metal is believed to be the first piece of gold discovered in 1848 at Sutter's Mill in California, launching the gold rush. James Marshall was superintending the construction of a sawmill for Col. John Sutter on the morning of January 24, 1848, on the South Fork of the American River at Coloma, California, when he saw ...
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Eyewitness to the Discovery of Gold at Sutter's Mill
Jan. 24, 1894. Just forty-six (46) years ago to-day the great and memorable discovery of the California gold was made at Capt. John A. Sutter and James W. Marshall's sawmill, …
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Commemorate the 175th Anniversary of the Gold Discovery …
A replica of Sutter's Mill at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park. Photo from California State Parks. Subscribe to California State Parks News via e-mail at [email protected]. California State Parks provides for the health, inspiration and education of the people of California by helping to preserve the state's extraordinary ...
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California Gold Rush, Summary, Facts, Significance, APUSH
The California Gold Rush, in simple terms, was a significant event that occurred in the mid-19th century when large amounts of gold were discovered in California, leading to a massive influx of people seeking to find gold and wealth. The discovery at Sutter's Mill in 1848 triggered a rush of prospectors from various …
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Sutter's Mill
On January 28, 1848, the mill was half done, and James Marshall was inspecting and working on tailrace. In one section of the tailrace Marshall noticed several pieces of gold and gathered them to show to Sutter. The team at the mill and Sutter all inspected the metal, and concluded that they had discovered gold.
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Jan. 24, 1848: Gold is discovered at Sutter's Mill, setting …
James W. Marshall discovered gold in what is now Coloma, Calif., as he worked on a mill on the American River north of Sacramento. ... Jan. 24, 1848: Gold is discovered at Sutter's Mill, setting ...
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Golden California: How the Gold Rush Began in Sutter's Mill
The California Gold Rush lasted seven tumultuous years, as 300,000 people flooded the previously quiet territory to unearth over 12 million ounces of gold, currently valued at $17 billion dollars. The owner of Sutter's Mill, John Sutter, wanted to keep the news quiet. His sawmill was in a richly forested region, and was well positioned to ...
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Sutter's Mill, Coloma, CA – Mormon Battalion – Ensign Peak …
Historical marker at the site of Sutter's Mill, Coloma, CA. Photo (2010) by Kenneth Mays. In 1898, Henry Bigler participated in the fiftieth anniversary celebration of the discovery of gold in at Sutter's Mill. Presently, the site of the discovery is preserved with historical recreations at a state park in Coloma, El Dorado County, California.
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Picturing history: Sutter's Mill, Coloma, California
Marshall discovered gold on Jan. 24, 1848. This discovery was documented in the journals of Henry Bigler and Azariah Smith, who were members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Bigler made an entry in his journal on the day of the discovery. This discovery radically changed the course of California and …
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The Gold Rush in California | The American West (article)
The California Gold Rush. On January 8, 1848, James W. Marshall, overseeing the construction of a sawmill at Sutter's Mill in the territory of California, literally struck gold. His discovery of trace flecks of the precious metal in the soil at the bottom of the American River sparked a massive migration of settlers and miners into California ...
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Sutter's Mill Facts for Kids
Sutter's Mill was a water-powered sawmill on the bank of the South Fork American River in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada in California. It was named after its owner John Sutter.A worker constructing the mill, James W. Marshall, found gold there in 1848.This discovery set off the California Gold Rush (1848–1855), a major event in the …
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The Lost '49ers
In 1848, gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill in California and people from all over the United States packed their belongings and began to travel by wagon to what they hoped would be new and better life. Since most of these pioneers began their exodus to California in 1849, they are generally referred to as '49ers.
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California Gold Rush
Depiction of the discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill by artist Valoy Eaton. One morning in January 1848, Sutter's partner, James Marshall, was inspecting the construction of a waterwheel channel when he noticed particles in the mill's tailrace. He collected the particles in his hat and showed them to the other workers.
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1848 Gold Nugget | Smithsonian's History Explorer
1848 Gold Nugget. This small piece of yellow metal is believed to be the first piece of gold discovered in 1848 at Sutter's Mill in California, launching the gold rush. John Marshall was superintending the construction of a sawmill for Col. John Sutter on the morning of January 25, 1848, on the South Fork of the American River at Coloma ...
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The Discovery of Gold in California
When James Wilson Marshall found gold in the tailrace of Sutter's mill on January 24, 1848, he was not the first to come across this much sought mineral in California. As early as 1816, there were reports of gold in the Spanish province of California. Reports and rumors of gold persisted, but it was not until 1842 that there was a real gold ...
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Sutter's Mill, Where the Californian Gold Rush Began
But as they wandered the riverbank and found more gold outside Sutter's land, they pressed ahead to secure the first easy pickings. The mill was forgotten, and …
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James Marshall – Discovering Gold in California
It was at the sawmill that, on January 24, 1848, he discovered gold in the water flowing through the mill's tailrace. He immediately advised Sutter, who swore all his employees …
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Capt. Sutter's Account of the Gold Discovery
Sam Brannan Opens New Bank — 1857. Capt. Sutter's account. of the first discovery of the Gold. "I was sitting one afternoon," said the Captain, "just after my siesta, engaged, by the bye, in writing a letter to a relation of mine at Lucern, when I was interrupted by Mr. [James] Marshall, a gentleman with whom I had frequent business ...
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