Western expansion

Westward Expansion

  • 1st gold found

    James Marshall found the first gold.
  • First gold tool

    The first gold rocker was used
  • Newspaper

    The newspaper first reported gold.
  • Gold Rush begins

    The gold rush first began
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    Gold Rush

  • Gold amounts discovered

    $41 million dollars worth of gold was found.
  • Population booming

    Population is over 30,000
  • Gold rush ends