ColomaArcadia Publishing, 2012 - 127 Seiten A chance discovery on January 24, 1848, profoundly shaped the destiny of California--and the world. On this day, in a river valley that quickly became the town of Coloma, James W. Marshall found gold in the tailrace of a sawmill he was building for John Sutter. The discovery precipitated the largest gold rush in history, bringing an estimated 300,000 fortune-seekers from all over the world in just a few years. By 1849, Coloma mushroomed into a town of 10,000 people, most of them transient miners. Soon, the town became more permanent, with grand hotels, fine homes, and stout brick buildings. In 1857, with the moving of the county seat to Placerville, Coloma entered a period of relative slumber. By the 1870s, however, Robert Chalmers presided over the largest winery outside of the Napa Valley. Orchards and ranches proliferated. The discovery site later became a state park. By the 1970s, tourism brought in even more wealth with the advent of the white-water rafting and kayaking industry. |
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SmallTown Slumbers 6 A Proud African American Legacy | 6 |
Honoring the Gold Rush | 7 |
Lotus Gold Hill and Beyond | 8 |
River Ups and Downs 115 6 | 9 |
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American River American River Conservancy Andrew Annie Barbara Lee Barbara Wagner Barbara Wagner Veerkamp became Bekeart Betty Nichols Bill Bacchi Bill Center blacksmith bridge building built Burgess cabin California State Library centennial celebration Charles Schulze Chinese church Clarence and Betty Coloma and Lotus Coloma Community Hall Coloma schoolhouse Coloma Valley Courtesy of American Courtesy of Bill Courtesy of MGDSHP Courtesy of Rita discovery of gold Discovery State Historic Dorado County early-day El Dorado County flood Gold Hill Gold Rush Grother Historic Park IOOF James Marshall John Sutter kayaking later left to right lived Louisa married Marshall Gold Discovery Marshall Monument Marshall’s Martin Allhoff miners mining Monroe Mormon Mount Murphy native nearby Nisenan north side Papini Pearley Philip Fancher photograph Ragan and family Rita Archie Robert Chalmers Sacramento Salmon San Francisco sawmill Sierra Nevada Hotel South Fork Sutter’s Mill tailrace Today Turnbeaugh Uhlenkamp Vickie Longo Vineyard House William wine winery