<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Prospectors working gold placer deposits, 1850 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> January 24, 1848 (1848 - 01 - 24)--1855 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Sierra Nevada and Northern California goldfields </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Coordinates </Th> <Td> 38 ° 48 ′ 09" N 120 ° 53 ′ 41" W ﻿ / ﻿ 38.80250 ° N 120.89472 ° W ﻿ / 38.80250; - 120.89472 Coordinates: 38 ° 48 ′ 09" N 120 ° 53 ′ 41" W ﻿ / ﻿ 38.80250 ° N 120.89472 ° W ﻿ / 38.80250; - 120.89472 </Td> </Tr>

Where was the gold found in the gold rush