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Thomas Leffler

Wet Winter Paves The Way For A Modern California Gold Rush

Coloma California famous Marshall Gold Discovery State Park where gold was first diecovered in 1885. EDUCATION IMAGES/ACCUWEATHER

An uncover of gold repeats itself a significant amount rainfall had hit the Golden State hard. Gold was by two California residents where the region still has gold present.

The California Gold Rush of the mid-1800s transformed the United States population as gold seekers ventured out to the West Coast in search of the precious metal in the Golden State’s rivers and creeks. Nearly two centuries later, torrential rainfall in California this past winter has helped jumpstart a new gold rush of sorts, with a so-called “flood gold” grabbing the attention of treasure hunters.

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