On January 24, 1848, gold was found by James Marshall at Sutter’s Mill. The sawmill was located roughly 40 miles from Sutter’s Fort on the south fork of the American River in “Cullumah,” the name given by the Yalesumney Nisenan village that inhabited the region. As the story goes, James Wilson Marshall, the foreman overseeing the construction of the sawmill, inspected the tail race that diverted water from the south fork of the American River to the mill to see if the water wheel that powered th
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When it comes to the origins of the California Gold Rush, it is often mentioned in literature that James Marshall found gold at the sawmill on January 24, 1848 and he will bring it to Sutter’s Fort four days later to share the news and they will try to keep it secret until word gets out. How does word get out though? On February 14, 1848, Jacob Wittmer, a teamster who was working at Sutter’s Mill in Coloma, arrived at Sam Brannan and Charles C. Smith’s mercantile store. The store was located sou
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