Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park

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Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park is a California state historic park in Coloma that preserves the site where gold was first discovered in 1848, sparking the California Gold Rush.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf California state historic park
protected area
state historic site
category California Gold Rush
surface form: California Gold Rush historic sites

California State Park System
surface form: California State Historic Parks

Parks in El Dorado County, California
coordinateSystem geographic coordinates
country United States of America
county El Dorado County, California
hasFacility parking area
picnic areas
visitor center
hasHeritageDesignation California Historical Landmark
hasMonument James W. Marshall Monument at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park
surface form: James W. Marshall statue
hasPart Gold Discovery Museum
James W. Marshall Monument at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park
surface form: James W. Marshall monument

Sutter's Mill
surface form: Sutter’s Mill site

historic Coloma townsite
historic buildings
pioneer cemetery
Sutter's Mill
surface form: reconstructed Sutter’s Mill
hasView American River canyon
heritageDesignationNumber 530
inception 1942
locatedIn Coloma, California
Sierra Nevada foothills
locatedOn South Fork American River
locatedOnRiver American River
namedAfter James W. Marshall
nearbySettlement Placerville
surface form: Placerville, California
offersActivity gold panning demonstrations
guided tours
hiking
historical reenactments
openToPublic yes
operator California Department of Parks and Recreation
ownedBy California, United States
surface form: State of California
partOf California State Park System
surface form: California state park system
purpose to interpret the history of the California Gold Rush
to preserve the site of the first major gold discovery in California
significantEvent beginning of the California Gold Rush
discovery of gold in California in 1848
state California, United States
surface form: California
subjectOf California Gold Rush educational programs
theme California Gold Rush history
touristAttraction yes

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Coloma Historic Park alsoKnownAs Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park
Gold Country hasLandmark Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park
Coloma hasHistoricSite Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park
Coloma hasStatePark Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park
James W. Marshall Monument at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park partOf Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park
South Fork American River hasProtectedAreaAlongBanks Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park
National Historic Landmarks in California hasPart Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park
this entity surface form: Marshall Gold Discovery Site
Gold Discovery Museum locatedIn Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park
Coloma Valley hasLandmark Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park