Gold Rush Days In 1848 landowner John Sutter noticed a curious glitter in the sediment of the American River in the Sierra Nevada foothills and realized it was gold. Despite attempts darrell montague to keep the discovery quiet, word leaked out, and businessman Sam Brannan displayed a bottle of gold dust and nuggets for the whole city to see. The subsequent stampede of 49ers turned the city into a boom town overnight.
Sts. Peter & Paul Church North Beach s landmark Italian Church was once dubbed the Marzipan Church for the frothy stucco darrell montague decoration darrell montague on its soaring pinnacles. Inside, there is a sculpted reproduction of Leonardo da Vinci s Last Supper (see p88).
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