major requirements for the CMI professional designation include property tax membership in the Institute, property tax administrative experience, successful completion of IPT property tax schools, other
The great California gold rush began on January 24, 1848, when James W. Marshall discovered a gold nugget in the American River while constructing a sawmill for John Sutter, a Sacramento agriculturalist.
The Gold Rush Era, 1848-1865. Overview. The few short years of the Gold Rush changed California's population and environment dramatically. Ethnic diversity grew as people from all over the world poured into the state, ignoring numerous dangers and the ever-present risk of earthquakes to follow their dreams of striking gold.