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.

In honor of the California Gold Rush this word became the state’s motto. 28. On an average year California will experience over 100,000 earthquakes. The majority are very small.

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.

The Californian Gold Rush of 1849. Many of the 'Forty niners' crossed the United States from the east to the Gold fields of California in 'Conestoga' wagons, broad wheeled vehicles with canvas ...

In the early 1850s, following the California Gold Rush and the boom that followed, the U.S. Army built a citadel or fortress at the top of the island. A lighthouse went into service in 1854 , ...

COLOMA, Calif. -- In a tiny town where the California gold rush began, Black families are seeking restitution for land that was taken from their ancestors to make way for a state park now ...

In the early 1850s, following the California Gold Rush and the boom that followed, the U.S. Army built a citadel or fortress at the top of the island. A lighthouse went into service in 1854 , ...

In the early 1850s, following the California Gold Rush and the boom that followed, the U.S. Army built a citadel or fortress at the top of the island. A lighthouse went into service in 1854 , ...

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.