Where and When was gold discovered in the US?

Answer 1

In 1849 gold was discovered in the traces of the John Sutter sawmill in Columa California. This resulted in the gold rush and in 1850 California became a state. Gold was also found in the BlackHills of Dakota in the 1800's and there was a gold rush onto Native Americans lands. The Yukon had a massive gold rush in the late 1800's, but the conditions there were brutal because of the cold and weather.

Answer 2

Gold was first discovered in the United States in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina in 1799 and later in Georgia.

Answer 3

Gold has been used for thousands of years. Even before England discovered the Americas, the Myans and Aztecs had piles of gold.

Answer 4

A few gold mines found include the strike in California in 1849, Alder Gulch Montana, in 1860(?), and Helena Montana's strike in Last Chance Gulch - 1864.

Answer 5

I think it was 1830s