![Offbeat Oregon History podcast show](https://d3dthqtvwic6y7.cloudfront.net/podcast-covers/000/039/188/small/offbeat-oregon-history-audio-edition.jpg)
Summary: Had James Marshall stayed in Oregon for one more month, he likely never would have left; instead, he headed south and found gold. And the discovery led more or less straight to his ruin. (American River, Calif.; 1840s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1702a.oregon-farmer-started-gold-rush-429.html)