Today in HIstory:
Jan 24, 1848 – #CaliforniaGoldRush: #JamesWMarshall finds #gold at #SuttersMill near #Sacramento.

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Today in History:
Jan 24, 1848 – #CaliforniaGoldRush: #JamesWMarshall finds #gold at #SuttersMill near #Sacramento.

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🎨 A #Painting I painted a couple of years ago:

On This Day in History - January 24, 1848: California Gold Rush: James W. Marshall finds gold at Sutter's Mill near Sacramento.
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What began as a few flakes in a millrace became a defining moment in American expansion, capitalism, and migration. The landscape and society of California would never be the same.

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