TURNING POINTS IN U.S. HISTORY CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH pogo
Chapter 1 FINDING GOLD On January 24 1848 men were building a sawmill on a river near Coloma California James W Marshall was one of these workers Coloma California James W Marshall OREGON IDAHO 1980 ADMITTED SACRAMENTO STOCKON OAKLAND 1864 Nevada ADMITTED DEATH VALLEY SAN BERNARDINE PHOENIX MEXICO SAN DIEGO LOS ANGELES MONTEREY FRANCISCO SAN THE NEW WEST
Sutter’s Mill Marshall saw something shiny in the water It was gold He told his boss John Sutter Sutter asked the workers to keep the gold a secret Why It was worth a lot of money
