Hundreds of thousands of immigrants descended upon Northern California during the height of the 1848 Gold Rush, and among them were thousands of Jewish pioneers.

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By Abdallah Khalifa Abdallah. Carpenter James W. Marshall discovered gold flakes in Coloma, a small town on the American River in the United States, on January 24, 1848.This sparked the Gold Rush, a ...

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During the past four decades, Nevada has been home to the nation’s largest gold-mining boom, far surpassing what was produced during the famed 1800s California gold rush. Carlin, a tiny city just west ...

Working in railways, mines, and mills caused thousands of deaths in the early 20th century and before. Photos show the dangerous workplaces.

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 ...