🪚 Sutter's Mill

United States · Americas · 38.80°N, 120.89°W

Sutter's Mill was a water-powered sawmill on the bank of the South Fork American River in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada in California. It was named after its owner John Sutter. A worker constructing the mill, James W. Marshall, found gold there in 1848. This discovery set off the California gold rush (1848–1855), a major event in the history of the United States.

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Quick facts

Country	United States
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	38.80°N, 120.89°W · view on map

Sutter's Mill is located in United States, in Americas.

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