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VISIT CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH SITES

RELIVE CALIFORNIA'S GOLD RUSH HISTORY

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

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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA - WHERE THE GOLD RUSH BEGAN

Sutter's Mill at Coloma

Thanks to numerous folks over the last
162 years, we have many gold rush sites in Northern California that have been protected, preserved, and/or 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? Let's begin at the
beginning - where gold was first discovered!

Drive on up to visit California's Marshall
Gold Discovery State Historic Park at Coloma and you'll find a replica of Sutter's Mill, where James Marshall first discovered the precious metal, plus over 20 historic buildings.

See our Facebook album of Coloma.

Or 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 I visit Californi's Gold Rush 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.

Listen to James Marshall's first-hand account of his unfortunate
gold discovery, and find out why it was unfortunate for Marshall and Sutter!

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

Here are some of my favorite Gold Rush history sites to visit:

Empire Mine SHP in Grass Valley
About as far from panning for gold as you can get! Find out why.

Marshall Gold Discovery SHP in Coloma
Coloma and Marshall Gold Discovery SHP - the perfect place to learn about the discovery of gold in California, and maybe even find some of your own!

Old Sacramento
Lovingly restored and replicated, visit the Sacramento City of 1849!

Sutter's Fort in Sacramento
There's nothing like a visit to Sutter's Fort in Sacramento to bring the California Gold Rush days to life!

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