Gold was found by James W. Marshal at Sutters mill and when people found out 300,000 people moved to California.
Credits:
Created with images by Prayitno / Thank you for (12 millions +) view - "California GOLD RUSH" • Wilson Hui - "Golden Gate Bridge" • Foxa71 - "mining gold rush" • Loco Steve - "The California Zephyr crosses the South Platte River." • ** RCB ** - "cowboy" • mypubliclands - "An Historic Cabin in Califonia Gets Its Name From a Brothers’ Bloody Shootout" • srikanth_jandy - "How may I help you" • Loco Steve - "Castle Crags from The Coast Starlight" • Trailmix.Net - "Marshall Gold Discovery SHP" • Marcin Wichary - "untitled image" • Trailmix.Net - "Marshall Gold Discovery SHP" • Suzi Rosenberg - "guest-quarters" • Trailmix.Net - "Ruins of a structrue I" • Jeff Hollett in Vancouver, WA - "House at Bodie Ghost Town in California"