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Sutter's Mill was a water-powered sawmill on the bank of the South Fork American River in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada in California. It was named after its owner John Sutter . A worker constructing the mill, James W. Marshall , found gold there in 1848.
Marshall traveled the road to tell of his gold find to Captain John A. Sutter. During the 49ers gold rush thousands of miners traveled the road heading out to look for gold and claims. [10] [11] California's first stage line, California Stage Company, traveled the road starting in 1849, the line was founded by James E. Birch. [12]
Old Town Eureka (formally the Eureka Old Town Historic District) in Eureka, California, is a historic district listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places. It is a 350-acre (1.4 km 2) area containing 154 buildings mostly from the Victorian era. The core of the district runs the length of First, Second, and Third Streets ...
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 ]
John Augustus Sutter (February 23, 1803 – June 18, 1880), born Johann August Sutter and known in Spanish as Don Juan Sutter, [1] [2] was a Swiss immigrant who became a Mexican and later an American citizen, known for establishing Sutter's Fort in the area that would eventually become Sacramento, California, the state's capital.
The Sutter Buttes, though little heralded in modern-day California, have played an outsize role in the state's history. The Maidu people took refuge there for thousands of years during periods ...
Coloma grew around Sutter's Mill following the finding of gold. [8] A post office was established in 1849 under the name Culloma, changing to Coloma in 1851. [ 8 ]
In January 1848 James W. Marshall found gold at Sutter's Mill on the rancho, starting the California Gold Rush. Sutter was forced to abandon his business ventures at the settlement after that, when the area was overrun by large numbers of gold-seekers. [11] Sutter's Fort is preserved as a California State Historic Park. [10] With the gold rush ...