January 24th 1848

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158 years ago today.

James Wilson Marshall

Discover's Gold along the American River in Northern California.
Marshall who had formed a partnership with John Sutter to construct a sawmill along the American River went to check to see if the tailrace of the mill had been flushed clean of silt and debris. Marshall looks down through the water and finds gold !!!!!!!

This event sets off the California Gold rush.

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Rich Diggins,

Thanks I hadn't seen that one.


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