An 1849 handbill from the California Gold Rush. PD. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill on January 24, 1848 unleashed the largest migration in United States history and drew people from a dozen ...

A Rush of Gold Seekers By 1849, the non-native population of California had grown to almost 100,000 people. Nearly two-thirds were Americans. Upon arrival in California, immigrants learned mining ...

“In California, the scholarship is longstanding about the Gold Rush, and now moving it into K-12, that’s a little newer, but ...

Like many get-rich-quick quests, the California gold rush caused a wave of destruction. During the peak years of the gold ...

"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 ...

Kids can learn about ways people would strive to acquire riches during the California Gold Rush, such as providing lodging and supplies to miners. And during your visit, keep eyes open while ...

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 ...

California environmentalists, who also fought the first gold rush, continue to raise concerns ... A number of miners “are desperate people and they don’t know anything about gold mining ...