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PORTS Virtual Tour Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park
April 22 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm PDT
Join us as we show you where gold was discovered on January 24 1848 and how that discovery changed the culture of California! We will talk about why John Sutter and James Marshall had a partnership and why James Marshall was here in the Coloma Valley on that fateful day. We will also discuss some of the many impacts the gold discovery had on California and the world, culturally and environmentally.
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