SESQUICENTENNIAL - (ses'kwi sen TEN-ee-ul), n. A 150th anniversary or its celebration.

MOTTO
Commemorate our Past, Celebrate our Future

1848 -	On January 24th, James Marshall discovers Gold in the Coloma Valley.
1849 -	The Gold Rush of 1849 kicks in as thousands of gold seekers come to California.
	On October 13th, 48 delegates signed "The Original Constitution of California."
1850 -	On September 9th, California is admitted to the Union as the 31st state.

And the Rush Was On The Art of the Gold Rush Calaveras 150 Committee—Calaveras County Sesquicentennial Committee California Sesquicentennial Celebration—A Three-Year's Long Series of Special Events California Gold Discovery to Statehood Sesquicentennial California Sesquicentennial Pioneer Series—Written by California Students Wagons West in '46 GOLD FEVER! The Lure and Legacy of the California Gold Rush Gold Rush 2000 - A Mystery Thriller Knights Ferry Sesquicentennial The Sonora Pass Wagon Train - Ride the Historic Emmigrant Trail The Things We Overlook Tuolumne County's Sesquicentennial Page Virtual California - The California Sesquicentennial Foundation Site