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Marshall Gold Discovery State Historical Park
South Fork American River, Coloma California
On January 24 of 1898 carpenter James W. Marshall was inspecting progress of a sawmill he was building for John Sutter when he saw something gleaming in the water of the tailrace. It turned out to be nuggets of gold and kicked off the great California Gold Rush of 1849.
A replica of the mill stands near the original location, and a monument marks the exact spot of the gold discovery. A number of other builings and a statue of Marshall are all within Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park.
 | Replica of the sawmill at Marshal Gold Discovery State Historic Park (September 19, 2008) | |
 | The actual gold discovery site, Sutters Mill on the American River at Coloma (September 19, 2008) | |
 | Replica of Sutters Mill on the American River at Coloma (September 19, 2008) | |