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title: "The gold rush in California in 1849 is well known, but substantial gold deposits were discovered EARLIER in which US state or territory)?"  
description: "The gold rush in California in 1849 is well known, but substantial gold deposits were discovered EARLIER in which US state or territory)?"  
author: "tasman Johnson"  
published: 2018-03-11  
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tags: ["usa history"]  
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# The gold rush in California in 1849 is well known, but substantial gold deposits were discovered EARLIER in which US state or territory)?

The [gold rush](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41873/who-profited-the-most-from-the-gold-rush-of-1849) in California in 1849 is well known, but substantial gold deposits were discovered EARLIER in which [US state](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/35148/which-is-the-only-us-state-not-to-have-a-straight-line-in-its-border) or [territory](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51437/what-agreement-did-the-united-states-and-great-britain-reach-about-the-oregon-territory))?\
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