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Marshall Gold Discovery Park |
Sutters Mill as it looked in 1848 |
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• Marshall Gold Discovery Park
- Sutters Mill
- Oldest Post Office
- Shortest Highway
- James Marshall
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• James W. Marshall discovered gold in 1848 on the South Fork of the American River in the valley the Nisenan Indians knew as Cullumah. This event led to the greatest mass movement of people in the Western Hemisphere and was the spark that ignited the spectacular growth of the West during the ensuing decades. The gold discovery site, located in the still visible tailrace of Sutter's sawmill, in present day Coloma California, is one of the most significant historic sites in the nation
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| • Students, Teachers, & Families! Come to the park this summer! Four Gold Rush Interpretative Performances. 3rd Saturday of May, June, July, August, & Sept. Meet Fremont, Sutter, Brannan, & Marshall.and hear Native American stories. |
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 Sutters Mill as it looks today. |
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| • On January 24, 1848, James Marshall, while inspecting the tailrace of the mill, picked up a flake of gold and the lives of Marshall, the indigenous Nisenan people, and the land called California were forever changed. |
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| SAVE SUTTERS MILL! Here is how you can help! www.KeepSuttersMillOpen.org |
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