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California Gold Rush
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Discovery and Initial Reports
Gold was first discovered on January 24, 1848, by James W. Marshall, an employee of John Sutter, while supervising the construction of a sawmill on the American River. Sutter had intended to use the gold to finance a vast agricultural empire. Initial reports were met with widespread skepticism in the [eastern United States](/entries/eastern-un… -
California Gold Rush
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Economic and Social Transformation
The Gold Rush rapidly transformed California from a sparsely populated, remote territory into a bustling, volatile economic hub. San Francisco transitioned almost overnight from a small village to a major port city, managing the flow of goods, people, and extracted gold.
The economic structure of the [mining camps](/entri…