Question: what events happened during the gold rush?
Answer: Sutter's Mill/Coloma | January 24, 1848. James Marshall kicked off the California gold rush when he spotted some pea-sized bits of gold in a mill raceway. ...  Mormon Island | February 1848. ...  Bidwell's Bar | July 4, 1848. ...  Weber's Creek | Summer 1848. ...  Murphy's | 1848. ...  Mariposa | 1849. ...  Rich Bar | 1850. ...  Comstock Lode | 1859.