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Originally Posted by TimSJ
[B]Jan 24 1848
Gold is discovered in California. Few initially believe the claim, and the "California Gold Rush" won't truly begin until President James K. Polk confirms the discovery in December -- 11 months later.
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According to a book I recently read called The Canadian Hockey Atlas, by Stephen Cole, the California Gold Rush was triggered when nuggets were found at Sutter's Farm. According to Cole, the Sutter who owned Sutter's Farm was a Gen. Johan Augustus Sutter, and he was the great-great uncle of Darryl and the rest of the Sutter brothers. I thought that was kind of a cool bit of historical trivia.