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Coloma (Nisenan: Cullumah, meaning "beautiful") is a census-designated place [6] in El Dorado County, California, United States.It is approximately 36 miles (58 km) northeast of Sacramento, California.
The park grounds include much of the historic town of Coloma, California, which is now considered a ghost town as well as a National Historic Landmark District. The park contains the California Historical Landmarks : a monument to commemorate James Marshall (#143), [ 2 ] the actual spot where he first discovered gold in 1848 (#530) [ 3 ] and ...
Replica (1968–2014) The site of the mill is part of the Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park, registered as California Historical Landmark number 530. [10]On September 8, 1965, a groundbreaking was held to begin the construction of a replica of the original structure, based on Marshall's own drawings and a photograph of the mill taken circa 1850. [11]
Gold was found near Coloma in 1848 by James W. Marshall, a white carpenter, setting off the California gold rush that saw hundreds of thousands of people from across the nation and outside of the ...
The most commonly proposed origin of the name "Colma" is the Ohlone word mean "springs" or "many springs". [10] [5] [6]There are several other proposed origins of Colma. Erwin Gudde's California Place Names states seven possible sources of the town's being called Colma: [11] William T. Coleman (a local landowner), Thomas Coleman (a local resident), misspelling of Colmar in France, misspelling ...
The California gold rush (1848–1855) began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. [1] The news of gold brought approximately 300,000 people to California from the rest of the United States and abroad. [ 2 ]
The river at Coloma was the site of James Marshall's discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill on January 24, 1848, which started the California Gold Rush. [5] The South Fork of the American is "the most popular recreation stream in the West" for whitewater rafting in North America, [6] e.g., 80,000 visitors in 2011. [7]
Lotus (formerly, Marshall and Uniontown) is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California, United States. [1] It is located 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Coloma, [3] at an elevation of 722 feet (220 m). [1] The settlement was established in 1849 and named for James W. Marshall, discoverer of gold. [3]