More than 150 years after the gold rush first began, some Americans are still digging for riches all over California.
Sandwiched between the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and the Civil War in 1861, the California Gold Rush is considered by many historians to be the most significant event of the first half of the ...
Between 1848 and 1855, California produced an estimated 750,000 pounds of gold. After that the take gradually declined, and ...
Coloma, California Begin at the epicenter of the California Gold Rush, where James Marshall first glimpsed gold in the South Fork of the American River, starting the California Gold Rush of 1849.
On Jan. 24, 1848, gold was found in California's American River. Mormon pioneers, members of Mormon Battalion were among the ...
That is the story of the California Gold Rush. But for almost 200 years, this series of events has been taught in American ...
"The post-gold rush era was the most dangerous time in our history to be a California Indian. Most people did not survive it," Lim said. Greed for gold in California was pushed through violent ...
Welcome to January 24, a day that has witnessed a multitude of significant events throughout history, shaping politics, ...
Sandwiched between the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and the Civil War in 1861, the California Gold Rush is considered by many historians to be the most significant event of the first half of the ...
“It made my heart thump, for I was certain it was gold,” Marshall later would say. News of the riches would soon spread beyond across the United States, kick-starting a wave of mass migration to ...