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 ...

A city nestled in the Northern California Foothills was recently named one ... 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 ...

History is at your feet at the Lil Bit of Heaven Ranch in Northern California. While out walking or working on irrigation, the ranch owners have found remnants from the Gold Rush when the property ...

"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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...