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Coloma

Boom town, United States.

About Coloma

Census-designated place in El Dorado County, California, United States.1

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Mines

Worked atSutter's Mill (Coloma)Coloma lies close to Sutter's Mill (Coloma).1

Events

Led toCalifornia gold rushColoma is part of this story: California gold rush.1Led toJames Marshall finds gold at Sutter's sawmillColoma is part of this story: James Marshall finds gold at Sutter's sawmill.1

Sources

  1. Wikidata item Q1110351 (Coloma)

From the Prospector Trails mining history dataset: each fact links to the source it was checked against. Figures are as the source gives them, in the money of their day. Not investment advice.

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Cover photos from Wikimedia Commons: Super Pit, Kalgoorlie by Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0; Underground mining equipment by Kaupo Kikkas, CC BY-SA 4.0. Pictures: Gold prospectors constructing a long box with a filter for panning gold. Process print after H.M. Paget, 1899., Henry Marriott Paget (Public Domain Mark 1.0); Pangkalpinang. Mijn 3b. Een reeks koelies bezig met het transporteeren van grond, Europeana (Public Domain Mark 1.0).