John Sutter
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John Augustus Sutter, born Johann August Sutter and known in Spanish as Don Juan Sutter, was a Swiss immigrant who became a Mexican and later an American citizen, known for establishing Sutter's Fort
Sutter's birthplace in Kandern, Germany
Portrait of John Sutter by Frank Buchser, painted in 1866.
Contemporaneous illustration of Sutter's Fort
Sutter's Mill in 1850.
James W. Marshall
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James Wilson Marshall was an American carpenter and sawmill operator, who on January 24, 1848, reported the finding of gold at Coloma, California, a small settlement on the American River about 36 mil
John Sutter
…American citizen, known for establishing Sutter's Fort in the area that would eventually become Sacramento, California, the state's capital. His employee James W. Marshall discovered gold, leading to the founding of the mill-making team at Sutter's Mill. Sutter, however, saw his own business ventures fail during the…
James Marshall, 1884
The James W. Marshall House, former residence of Marshall family in Lambertville, New Jersey
The spot where Marshall first discovered the gold that started the California Gold Rush