Traces of the great American Gold Rush remain in this charming town nestled in the California Sierra Foothills surrounded by ...

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 ...

California’s early statehood was defined by the gold rush that started in the late 1840s, giving us the name “49ers.” Miners ...

In response to the Trump administration’s executive order to strengthen domestic production of critical minerals, the U.S.

"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 ...

After historic storms brought record amounts of precipitation to California, locals say the water has unveiled gold in historic gold rush towns. SpaceX launched a crew of four private astronauts ...

As the primary port of entry for seaborne “Argonauts” (people who moved to California during the gold rush of 1849) and global supplies, San Francisco became California's banking, manufacturing, 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 ...