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California Gold Rush

gold rush from C.E.1848 until 1855 in California
Event gold_rush Q17550
California Gold Rush
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Summary

California Gold Rush is a gold rush[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of gold rush entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,411 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: California[3]
  • Country: United States[4]
  • Location: Sutter's Mill[5]
  • Commons category: California Gold Rush[6]
  • Start time: January 24, 1848[7]
  • End time: January 1, 1854[8]
  • Point in time: 1855[9]
  • Topic's main category: Category:California Gold Rush[10]
  • Commons gallery: California Gold Rush[11]
  • Described by source: Wie das Goldsuchen sich oftmals lohnt[12], New International Encyclopedia[13], Meyer’s Universum, Vierzehnter Band[14], Meyer’s Universum, Fünfzehnter Band[15]
  • Different from: California Gold Rush[16]

Why It Matters

California Gold Rush has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

California United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    End time → —
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    End time → +1854-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 38.80027777777778, 'lon': -120.89222222222222}
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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