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Who on this day in 1848 discovered gold at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, Calif., which sparked the Gold Rush?

Who on this day in 1848 discovered gold at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, Calif., which sparked the Gold Rush?

Answer:

James Wilson Marshall


Marshall was the sawmill operator who made discovery, but he didn't profit much from the find. He died penniless in 1885.