what state did they first find gold in the united states?

Answer 1

It was California, gold was found in California in 1849, this was called the California Gold rush =)

Answer 2

The first documented discovery of gold in the US was at the Reed farm in North Carolina in 1799.

"Gold mining in the United States" : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_mining_in_the_United_States

"Reed Gold Mine" : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reed_Gold_Mine

The first significant gold rush in the United States was the Georgia Gold Rush in the southern Appalachians, which started in 1829.

"Gold rush : Notable gold rushes" : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_rush#Notable_gold_rushes

"The first major gold strike in the United States occurred in a small north Georgia town called Dahlonega. Further gold rushes occurred in California, Colorado, Otago, Australia, Witwatersrand, Black Hills, and Klondike."

"Gold : History" : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold#History

"Taken from the Cherokee word “Ta-lo-ne-ga,” meaning yellow, Dahlonega witnessed the nation’s earliest major gold strike. In 1828, Auraria, a ghost town whose Latin-derived name alludes to gold, zoomed to some 10,000 in population by 1832. The strike was so rich that that the federal government opened a branch mint in Dahlonega in 1838. The mines have mostly closed for commercial purposes, but tourists can pan for gold at several locations."

"Road to adventure, A weekend excursion through North Georgia : Dahlonega", JANE F. GARVEY, Georgia Magazine : http://www.georgiamagazine.org/archives_view.asp?mon=7&yr=2006&ID=1344

Answer 3

Mr. Van Thienan is absolutely correct

Answer 4

California, then Alaska

Answer 5

CALIFORNIA. woot woot.