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 ...

While out walking or working on irrigation, the ranch owners have found remnants from the Gold Rush when the property ... The rutted trail from Oregon to California helped hunters, fur traders ...

"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 ...

Follow those river valleys east into Sierra foothills, linking to Gold Rush sites, cute towns with mining and logging history ...

In 1830, gold was found in the Southern Appalachians and the Georgia gold rush began ... that became known as "the trail of tears." In 1848, gold was discovered in California.