Mining on the American River near Sacramento, c. 1852
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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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:
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Золото, яке змінило Каліфорнію
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#AlphabetChallenge #WeekSforShadows
A hole in the ground that lots of people (and a few mules) went down.
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The California Gold Rush showed how individual opportunity could build collective prosperity. MAGOFF shows how individual civic opportunity builds collective democratic prosperity. #MGF #CaliforniaGoldRush #IndividualOpportunity #CollectiveProsperity #CivicOpportunity #DemocraticProsperity
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🚂 Explore the days of America's "Early Republic and Westward Expansion" with this #history matching game! 🧠 From the #LouisianaPurchase to the #CaliforniaGoldRush, test your knowledge of the events that shaped the U.S. frontier. 🇺🇸
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The California Gold Rush episode is out now! Get your mental shovels and pans ready because there are some great nuggets of knowledge in this American tale. See what I did there? #HistoricallyHigh #CaliforniaGoldRush
Tomorrow we head out west to strike it rich with the California Gold Rush! Turns out that finding gold is the #1 cause of the largest migration in U.S. history. Who knew! Now that you know you're gonna wanna tune in for the whole story. #HistoricallyHigh #CaliforniaGoldRush
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekGforGold
#PeltonWheels were used to manipulate #water during the #CaliforniaGoldRush. They transform kinetic energy into electricity. Eventually, they got much larger and are still used today to make hydroelectric power in dams all over the world.
Discover the drastic difference in egg prices from the California Gold Rush to today. We compare 19th-century costs with recent surges. #EggPrices #CaliforniaGoldRush #InflationHistory #GroceryCost #FoodEconomics #HistoryUncovered #EggPriceSurge #CostOfLiving #19thCenturyPrices #EconomicTrends
Portrait of James W. Marshall.
Photograph of James W. Marshall standing in front of John Sutter's sawmill, where he first discovered gold. Taken by R.H. Vance.
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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177 years ago today:
“On Jan. 24th, 1848, James W. Marshall found a gold nugget at Sutter's Mill in northern California, a discovery that sparked the California gold rush.”
#adozeofhistory #goldennugget #californiagoldrush #49ers
Today in HIstory:
Jan 24, 1848 – #CaliforniaGoldRush: #JamesWMarshall finds #gold at #SuttersMill near #Sacramento.
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The Gentlemen (2020): A stylish crime comedy with sharp wit and twists. On Jan 24, 1848, James Marshall discovered gold at Sutter’s Mill in California, sparking the Gold Rush. #TheGentlemen #OnThisDay #CaliforniaGoldRush
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Implements of industrial environmental destruction of epic proportions during the #CaliforniaGoldRush.
Wealthy investors and corporations made their $$$$$ here, then left.
