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Coloma
The California gold rush started in Coloma. "My eye was caught with the glimpse of something shining in the bottom of the ditch," James Marshall recalled. Marshall himself never found any more "color," as gold came to be called.
Coloma at a Glance
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Travel Deals in Sacramento and the Gold Country
- $161* & up -- U.S. Flight Sale (R/T incl. Tax) CheapOair.com
- $119-$123 -- San Diego 4-Star Hotel, 55% Off Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina
- $67 -- 3-Star Los Angeles Airport Hotel Hotwire.com
- $3250+: 8-Nt New Zealand & Fiji Self-Drive Package w/Air Pacific Holidays
* Some taxes, fees additional