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Gold Mine in the Sierra Nevada

Gold Mine in the Sierra Nevada (detail)
On January 24, 1848, gold was discovered at Sutter’s Mill in California. The mine pictured here is unidentified, but was probably located in California’s Sierra Nevada gold mining district.
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