The trails are dotted with Douglas firs ... Visitors can pan for gold, take a walking tour and learn about the California Gold Rush of 1849. The Lower American River runs through Sacramento ...

A city nestled in the Northern California Foothills was recently ... The town developed in the 1800s in the heart of the Gold Rush era. Also a draw is its proximity to hundreds of miles of trails and ...

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 ...

While out walking or working on irrigation, the ranch owners have found remnants from the Gold Rush when the property ... The rutted trail from Oregon to California helped hunters, fur traders ...

"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 ...

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.

In 1830, gold was found in the Southern Appalachians and the Georgia gold rush began ... that became known as "the trail of tears." In 1848, gold was discovered in California.

The allure stemmed from the discovery of gold in California in 1848 ... In the mid 19th century, the US welcomed immigrants; the gold rush and the construction of America’s transcontinental ...