( Seymour Pioneer Museum This museum has fascinating historical exhibits of 19th and 20th century California. The upstairs gallery displays furniture, sculpture, and paintings. d 300 4th St Map R5 (415) 957-1849 Open 10am 4pm Wed Fri and 1st Sat of the month Adm www.california.pioneers.org
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 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.
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