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 ...

Like many get-rich-quick quests, the California gold rush caused a wave of destruction. During the peak years of the gold rush, the population of indigenous people in California dropped from ...

In 1848, gold ... the heart of California's Gold Rush country. When you arrive at the park, you can start your journey by visiting the museum. There, you'll be able to learn the history of ...

This contaminated both water and fish, with environmental effects that still linger in California today. A relative few who partook in the Gold Rush got wealthy—mostly earlier prospectors.

Stockton's very history is indelibly tied to the Gold Rush. One hundred and seventy-seven years later, California continues to lead the U.S. in gold production and discovery. The spirit of the ...

"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 ...

That is the story of the California Gold Rush. But for almost 200 years ... a real effort in including Indigenous voices in ...

On the morning of Jan. 24, 1848, James Marshall made a discovery that would forever change the trajectory of California. In a creek near the town of Coloma, a remote community wedged in the foothills ...

COLOMA, Calif. – This weekend, you can step back in time to California’s gold rush era. Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park and Gold Discovery Park Association will commemorate the ...