On the morning of Jan. 24, 1848, James ... gold,” Marshall later would say. News of the riches would soon spread beyond across the United States, kick-starting a wave of mass migration to ...

This weekend, you can step back in time to California’s gold rush era. Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park and Gold Discovery Park Association will commemorate the anniversary of James ...

The Gold Rush began when James Marshall discovered gold at Sutter’s Mill on the American River in 1848. Word spread like wildfire, attracting thousands to California, eager to strike it rich.

On the morning of Jan. 24, 1848, James Marshall ... a historian at the Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park, said that ...