Gold at Sutter's Mill: The West Rushes In
James W. Marshall strikes gold at Sutter's Mill, igniting a migration that swells California's population from 14,000 to over 300,000 in just three years. This sudden influx forces the territory straight into statehood and reshapes the nation's economic balance by flooding the market with precious metal.
January 24, 1848
178 years ago
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California Gold Rush
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