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jan 24, 1848 - Gold Discovery near Coloma, California

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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.

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ByKim Swedal Gotzion
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jan 24, 1848
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~ 177 years ago
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