California gold rush
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The California gold rush 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... Wikipedia
Start date: January 24, 1848
End date: 1855
Location: California
Nickname: Forty-Niner
Coordinates: 38°48′01″N 120°53′32″W / 38.80028°N 120.89222°W
Participants: 300,000 prospectors
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