The California Gold Rush
In January 1848, James Marshall found gold at a sawmill in Coloma, California. News spread quickly, and people rushed to California from around the world. Those who came in 1849 were called forty-niners.
In January 1848, James Marshall found gold at a sawmill in Coloma, California. News spread quickly, and people rushed to California from around the world. Those who came in 1849 were called forty-niners.