COLOMA, CA ‒ Ankle-deep in a stream, James W. Marshall bent over and grabbed a shiny object that caught his eye. He placed it on a rock and began striking it with another. The shiny material pounded ...
On January 24, 1848, a discovery along the banks of Sutter’s Creek in California changed the course of American history. James W. Marshall ,an American carpenter and sawmill operator, was examining ...
James W. Marshall discovered gold on a property in California. Previous claims of gold were disappointing, and this was also met with skepticism. But once President James Polk endorsed the discovery, ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Jan. 24, 1848, James W. Marshall found a gold nugget at Sutter’s Mill in Northern California, a discovery that sparked the ...
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