The discovery of gold in1848 unleashed the largest migration in United States history and drew people from a dozen countries to form a multi-ethnic society in California.

Off Highway 50 on the way to Tahoe, Gold Bug Mine, inside Gold Bug Park, is the kind of place you want to visit even if you don’t care much about gold rush history. It’s a beautiful park ...

It created a lasting impact by propelling significant industrial and agricultural development and helped shape the course of California’s development by spurring its economic growth and facilitating ...

During the peak years of the gold rush, the population of indigenous people in California dropped from some 150,000 to roughly 31,000, according to the International Indian Treaty Council.

Founded way back in 1849 in the midst of the California Gold Rush, Downieville straddles the confluence of the Downie River and the North Yuba River. It's hard to ignore the pull of the mountains ...

By JULIE WATSON | Associated Press California’s Yurok Tribe, which had 90% of its territory taken from it during the Gold Rush of the mid-1800s, will be getting a slice of its land back to serve ...

All the towns interlinked along Highway 49 embrace Gold Rush history. Start with the Cosumnes River, whose branches start east of New Hogan Lake and wind through the Jenny Lind area.

It’s a long time coming.” An estimated 300,000 settlers arrived during the Gold Rush, which peaked in 1852.

During the peak years of the gold rush, the population of indigenous people in California dropped from some 150,000 to roughly 31,000, according to the International Indian Treaty Council.