Gold Country

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Gold Country is a region of California that includes foothills of the western Sierra Nevada mountains and many historic towns that date to the 1849 California Gold Rush. Today highway 49 winds its way through small towns that protect the legacy of California's early settlers.

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The California Gold Rush began in 1848 at Sutter's Mill (near Coloma) where the first gold nugget was discovered, touching off a massive influx of people seeking their fortune. While most of these prospectors failed in their efforts to gain riches, their legacy remains in the many towns that now cluster amongst the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains.

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