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 ...

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 ...

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 some ...

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 ...

Welcome to January 24, a day that has witnessed a multitude of significant events throughout history ... when the California Gold Rush officially began. On January 24, James W.

Gold nuggets (placer gold). Credit: James St. John / CC BY 2.0 James Marshall changed California’s history on Jan. 24, 1848, when he spotted shiny flecks in ... Temporary towns, filled with shops, ...

The Panama Railroad was meant to revolutionize travel, offering a faster route to the California Gold Rush, but its ...

The unquenchable demand for gold spurred a mass migration and fueled ... Boomtowns Invite You To Step Into the State’s Mining History ...

Columbia was once known as the “Gem of the Southern Mines,” and at its peak, it was home to a bustling population of 6,000 ...

Negative aspects of the AI boom are now coming to light, whether in handling copyrights, bias, ethics, privacy, security, or ...

(KTLA) –The California Historical Society, following longstanding financial challenges, has closed and transferred its ...

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 ...