648 ECHOS-1998-373 eng Delaplane, Kristin '49er gold rush has golden tie to local man Feb 08, 1998 The discovery of gold in Colma in January 1848 set off one of the greatest gold rushes known to man. The 150th anniversary of the momentous discovery is being celebrated this year. Today the discovery of the first gold is credited to James Marshall and the official date given for that discovery is Jan. 24. vacahc@gmail.com 373 53783467322 Publication/Article CaVaHC http://www.solanoarticles.com/history/index.php/vhcdb/373/ Read Article http://www.solanohistory.net/articles/373/373.1.pdf PDF Document