Coloma, California
El Dorado County · Population 529 · Card no. 6940
The place where James Marshall found gold in the American River in January 1848 and set off the Gold Rush.
- A replica of Sutter's Mill stands near the original site.
- Marshall died poor and is buried on the hill above the town.
- The state park preserves much of the old settlement.
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