1. Turning Points in the History of California
... that the proper requirements were being met, California is a symbol of strength and power. The California gold rush began in 1848 at John Sutter's Mill. In the book the Elusive Eden by Richard Rice, William Bullough, Richard Orsi and Mary Ann Irwin, we learned that James Marshall was an employee ... at Sutter's mill, whose job was to supervise the operation and construction of the mill. Marshall had a work crew camped on the American river in ... Stanford discovered possibly the greatest find of the California gold rush when he found six pounds of gold in a less than twelve-foot tunnel...
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- Approx Pages: 11
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- Grade Level: High School