Dubbed "California's Oldest Little City" and "The New York of the Pacific," this Gold Rush city has a historic Chinatown, ...

This charming California town offers a perfect blend of Gold Rush history, modern adventures, and outdoor thrills just ...

Petaluma’s farm-to-table trend dates all the way back to the California Gold Rush of the mid-1800s. Between lush farmland and a river for transport, the ...

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.

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 ...

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.

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.

Historic building in Amador County burns in fire 01:45. SUTTER CREEK – A historic commercial building in a California gold rush town went up in flames early Friday morning, officials said.

Nearly two centuries after California's initial gold rush in the mid-19th century, the state continues to lead the nation in gold production and discovery, according to a new report.. By far, the ...

Gold was found near Coloma in 1848 by James W. Marshall, a white carpenter, setting off the California gold rush that saw hundreds of thousands of people from across the nation and outside of the ...