page_title: James Wilson Marshall
hierarchical_section_title: James Wilson Marshall
caption_attribution_description: English: Depiction of James W. Marshall
context_page_description: James Wilson Marshall was an American carpenter and sawmill worker. He reported finding gold at Coloma on the American River in California on January 24, 1848. This started the California Gold Rush. The mill was owned by John Sutter. Marshall had been hired to help build it.
context_section_description: James Wilson Marshall (October 8, 1810 – August 10, 1885) was an American carpenter and sawmill worker. He reported finding gold at Coloma on the American River in California on January 24, 1848. This started the California Gold Rush. The mill was owned by John Sutter. Marshall had been hired to help build it.
caption: James Marshall, c. 1884
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