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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]
English: This is a locator map showing Sutter County in California. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps. Date: 12 February 2006:
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The commission that oversees California’s Department of Parks and Recreation approved a plan Tuesday that will amend the content of learning materials, tours and other guides at Sutter’s Fort ...
The California Historical Landmark No. 143 marker is at 310 Back Street, 9] The old Coloma Road opened in 1847, it ran from Sutter's Fort to the city of Coloma. Marshall traveled the road to tell of his gold find to Captain John A. Sutter.
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 ...
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Sutter's Fort was a 19th-century agricultural and trade colony in the Mexican Alta California province. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Established in 1839, the site of the fort was originally part of a utopian colonial project called New Helvetia ( New Switzerland ) by its builder John Sutter , though construction of the fort proper would not begin until 1841.