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Hangtown, the first dry diggings
Jared Sheldon and William Daylor worked a 20,000-acre land grant near Deer Creek Slough and the Consumnes River together. When they heard the incredible stories of the gold discoveries nearby they set out with a neighbor, Perry McCoon, and a … Continue reading →
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The official report that sparked the gold rush
Richard Barnes Mason, a colonel in the United States Dragoons the unit that later became the U.S. 1st Calvary, followed his own commander, General Stephen Watts Kearny, as Governor General of California, and faced some of the most important changes … Continue reading →
