More than 150 years after the gold rush first began, some Americans are still digging for riches all over California.
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The Discovery of Gold on This Date in 1848 at Sutter’s Creek Kicked Off the California Gold Rush and Transformed AmericaBetween 1848 and 1855, California produced an estimated 750,000 pounds of gold. After that the take gradually declined, and ...
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On Jan. 24, 1848, gold was found in California's American River. Mormon pioneers, members of Mormon Battalion were among the ...
On the morning of Jan. 24, 1848, James Marshall made a discovery ... Stockton's very history is indelibly tied to the Gold Rush. One hundred and seventy-seven years later, California continues ...
On the morning of Jan. 24, 1848, James Marshall made a discovery ... Like many get-rich-quick quests, the California gold rush caused a wave of destruction. During the peak years of the gold ...
most didn’t believe the story until an entrepreneur by the name of Sam Brannan walked the streets of the town with a jar filled with gold dust. San Francisco became a ghost town by the spring of 1848.
Winfield Scott Stratton, the first millionaire of the Cripple Creek Gold Rush and who established the Myron Stratton Home in ...
A State Park Historian reveals 85% of California's gold remains unfound, keeping the legacy of the gold rush alive.
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