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James Wilson Marshall (Hopewell Township, Nueva Jersey, 8 de octubre de 1810 - Kelsey, California, 10 de agosto de 1885) fue un carpintero y aserradero, famoso por ser el primero en encontrar oro, en el río Americano en Sutter's Mill, Coloma (California) el 24 de enero de 1848.
James Wilson Marshall (October 8, 1810 – August 10, 1885) was an American carpenter and sawmill operator, who on January 24, 1848, reported the finding of gold at Coloma, California, a small settlement on the American River about 36 miles northeast of Sacramento.
On January 24 his carpenter, James W. Marshall, found flakes of gold in a streambed. Sutter and Marshall agreed to become partners and tried to keep their find a secret. News of the discovery, however, soon spread, and they were besieged by thousands of fortune seekers.
James Wilson Marshall fue un carpintero y aserradero, famoso por ser el primero en encontrar oro, en el río Americano en Sutter's Mill, Coloma el 24 de enero de 1848. Este descubrimiento impulsó la fiebre del oro de California.
24 de mar. de 2024 · James W. Marshall, un hombre que cambió el curso de la historia con un destello de oro en el agua, es un recordatorio de cómo un momento puede alterar drásticamente el destino de muchas personas. Su descubrimiento desató la fiebre del oro, transformando no solo su vida, sino también el futuro de California y de Estados Unidos.
The California gold rush (1848–1855) was a gold rush that began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. [1] . The news of gold brought approximately 300,000 people to California from the rest of the United States and abroad. [2] .
12 de jun. de 2006 · Marshall’s gold discovery more than 150 years ago arguably began the modernization of California. The events that set the world in motion to the new El Dorado began almost by accident–John Sutter decided to build a sawmill in partnership with his employee, James Marshall, in 1847.
