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Gold was found
James Wilson Marshall, a carpenter originally from New Jersey, found flakes of gold in the American River at the base of the Sierra Nevada Mountains near Coloma, California -
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California Gold Rush
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The First Gold Rocker was used
I tool used to dig gold was first used. -
49ers depart
The 49ers depart to search for gold in California. -
Population increases
More than 100,000 non native people now live in California. -
More people fled to California in search for gold
California was know , known for gold globally and people from all over came to search. -
A large amount of money was extracted
A total of $2 billion worth of precious metal was extracted from the area during the Gold Rush.
