Who Actually Found Gold in California and Started the Gold Rush?

James Marshall, a carpenter from New Jersey, is the man who discovered gold in California and set off the famous gold rush. He worked for John Sutter and partnered with him on a sawmill before stumbling onto the find that changed American history. Marshall's road west took him through the Ohio Valley, Missouri, and Oregon before he landed that carpentry job with Sutter.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy