Hosted on MSN1mon
The Discovery of Gold on This Date in 1848 at Sutter’s Creek Kicked Off the California Gold Rush and Transformed AmericaOn January 24, 1848 ... Once word got out about Marshall’s find, approximately 300,000 people from around the country and even the globe flocked to California hoping to strike it rich.
Thousands of people from the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii), Oregon, Mexico, Chile, Peru and China headed for California in the summer and fall of 1848 ... lost fingernails, got sick and suffered ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results
Feedback