James W. Marshall discovered gold at Coloma, California on January 24, 1848. This began the California Gold Rush.
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Hundreds of thousands of men, women and children migrated to California from around the world hoping to strike it rich.
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The earliest gold seekers travled by boat and by covered wagon.