John Sutter
Johann Agust Sutter
Swiss
Swiss born American businessman, notable for the California Gold Rush. - AsNotedIn
Swiss born American businessman, notable for the California Gold Rush. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| Johann Agust Sutter House | Lititz | ||||||
| 1839/08/00 | The Swiss pioneer John Sutter establishes an agricultural and trading colony, with the stockade Sutter's Fort, and names it "Nueva Helvetia." | Architect | Sutter's Fort | Sacramento | |||
| 1847/00/00 | John Sutter and James Marshall formed a partnership to build a sawmill. Sutter supplies laborers and materials and Marshall, his skills as a millwright. | Owner | Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park | Coloma | |||
| 1848/01/28 | James Marshall shares his gold discovery with John Sutter. After testing the gold, Sutter will inform Marshall that it is "of the finest quality, of at least 23 karat (96 percent pure)". | Location Owner | Sutter's Fort | Sacramento | California Gold Rush | ||
| 1848/01/29 | John Sutter travels to the mill site and asks all the workers to keep the discovery of gold a secret. | Location Owner | Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park | Coloma | California Gold Rush |
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