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When and Where

When and Where. January 24, 1848 On the American River South Fork where it flows into the Sacramento River Near Coloma, CA, about 50 miles northeast of Sacramento, CA At Sutter’s Mill owned by Capt. John A. Sutter. What. Sources.

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When and Where

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  1. When and Where • January 24, 1848 • On the American River • South Fork where it flows into the Sacramento River • Near Coloma, CA, about 50 miles northeast of Sacramento, CA • At Sutter’s Mill owned by Capt. John A. Sutter

  2. What

  3. Sources • Photo of placer mine, Bureau of Land Management/BLM Library, http://www.photos.blm.gov/Preview_hislo.asp (accessed May 17, 2006). • “Capt. Sutter’s Account of the First Discovery of the Gold,” The Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco, http://www.sfmuseum.net/hist2/gold2.html (accessed May 17, 2006).

  4. Sources • James S. Brown, “California Gold: An Authentic History of the First Find With the Names of Those Interested in the Discovery,” The Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco, http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist6/grush.html (accessed May 17, 2006).

  5. Sources • Photo of gold, California Geological Survey, http://www.consrv.ca.gov/cgs/geologic_resources/gold/index.htm (accessed May 17, 2006).

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