VISIT CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH SITES

Visit California Gold Rush sites and let your imagination soar! Read on; you'll discover some of my favorites.

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA - WHERE THE GOLD RUSH BEGAN

Thanks to numerous folks over the last 162 years, we have many gold rush sites in Northern California that have been protected, preserved, & restored. Visiting them will give you a sense of what it must have been like for those adventurous souls who left home, hearth, friends and family in order to seek their fortunes.

Where to begin? At the beginning, of course. Visit California's Marshall Gold Discovery SHP at Coloma and you'll find a replica of Sutter's Mill, where James Marshall first discovered the precious metal.

Stop in at the home of John Sutter, the man who commissioned Marshall to build the mill. Sutter's Fort, in Sacramento, was at the forefront of California's modern history thanks to Sutter's role in encouraging immigration.

One of my favorite adventures when visiting these sites is participating in the living history experiences offered at so many of them. Speak with someone who has just survived the gruelling experience of crossing the Sierra Nevadas in a wagon train; enjoy James Marshall's first-hand account of his unfortunate gold discovery. (Unfortunate? Ultimately, it was that for Marshall and for Sutter!)

Can't get your kidlettes interested in history? Take them to visit some of California's Gold Rush sites - history's sure to come alive for them if you do!

Here are some of my favorites:

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