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James Wilson Marshall (October 8, 1810 – August 10, 1885) was an American carpenter and sawmill operator, who on January 24, 1848, reported the finding of gold at Coloma, California, a small settlement on the American River about 36 miles northeast of Sacramento.
The California gold rush (1848–1855) was a gold rush that began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The news of gold brought approximately 300,000 people to California from the rest of the United States and abroad.
James W. Marshall’s discovery of gold in the streambed near Sutter’s Mill launched one of the largest human migrations in history: the California Gold Rush. As a postmaster, farmer, and millwright, Marshall played an essential role in the development of the western United States.
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.
Jun 12, 2006 · If luck were a critical factor in the discovery of gold that initiated the California Gold Rush, probably the unluckiest man of that period was no other than the original discoverer himself, James Wilson Marshall.
James Marshall, an itinerant carpenter, discovered gold in California, launching the largest mining rush in American history. Marshall arrived in California in 1845, settling at Sutter’s Fort in New Helvetia (now Sacramento).
Apr 6, 2010 · 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,...
