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Coloma by Betty Sederquist (Hardcover, 2012)

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A chance discovery on January 24, 1848, profoundly shaped the destiny of California--and the world. On this day, in a river valley that quickly became the town of Coloma, James W. Marshall found gold in the tailrace of a sawmill he was building for John Sutter. The discovery precipitated the largest gold rush in history, bringing an estimated 300,000 fortune-seekers from all over the world in just a few years. By 1849, Coloma mushroomed into a town of 10,000 people, most of them transient miners. Soon, the town became more permanent, with grand hotels, fine homes, and stout brick buildings. In 1857, with the moving of the county seat to Placerville, Coloma entered a period of relative slumber. By the 1870s, however, Robert Chalmers presided over the largest winery outside of the Napa Valley. Orchards and ranches proliferated. The discovery site later became a state park. By the 1970s, tourism brought in even more wealth with the advent of the white-water rafting and kayaking industry.

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Publisher
Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
ISBN-13
9781531664596
eBay Product ID (ePID)
224525710

Product Key Features

Author
Betty Sederquist
Publication Name
Coloma
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
130 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height
244mm
Item Width
170mm
Item Weight
413g

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
Betty Sederquist
Topic
Local History, People

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