More than 150 years after the gold rush first began, some Americans are still digging for riches all over California.

On Jan. 24, 1848, gold was found in California's American River. Mormon pioneers, members of Mormon Battalion were among the ...

News of the riches would soon spread beyond ... 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 ...

“It made my heart thump, for I was certain it was gold,” Marshall later would say. News of the riches would soon spread beyond across the United States, kick-starting a wave of mass migration to ...

Between 1848 and 1855, California produced an estimated 750,000 pounds of gold. After that the take gradually declined, and ...

Welcome to January 24, a day that has witnessed a multitude of significant events throughout history, shaping politics, ...

A State Park Historian reveals 85% of California's gold remains unfound, keeping the legacy of the gold rush alive.

This contaminated both water and fish, with environmental effects that still linger in California today. A relative few who partook in the Gold Rush got wealthy—mostly earlier prospectors.

This weekend, you can step back in time to California’s gold rush era. Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park and Gold ...

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 ...