More than 150 years after the gold rush first began, some Americans are still digging for riches all over California.
An astounding amount of gold was pulled from the ground during the California gold rush. In 1852 the take for the year was $80 million ($1.9 billion in 2005 dollars). This map shows some of the ...
Early California gold mining occurred at a time when the ounce ... The Original Sixteen to One Mine put the Alleghany ...
The inquiry into primary sources, maps and historic photographs asks students to examine the materials and answer whether ...
Sandwiched between the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and the Civil War in 1861, the California Gold Rush is considered by many historians to be the most significant event of the first half of the ...
Stockton's very history is indelibly tied to the Gold Rush. One hundred and seventy-seven years later, California continues to lead the U.S. in gold production and discovery. The spirit of the ...