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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.
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Travel Deals in Sacramento and the Gold Country
- Visit Sacramento for Less: Hotels Fr $127+/Nt Travelocity
- Book 3-Star Courtyard by Marriott Sacramento Cal Expo Fr $108+/Nt Expedia
- Travel for Less! 4 Nts Red Lion Woodlake Sacramento + Air Fr $442 Expedia
- $12.95 & up : Compact rentals in Sacramento Hotwire
- Look no Further! Sacramento Hotels Fr $87+/Nt — $87 Travelocity
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