Stockton's very history is indelibly tied to the Gold Rush. The Californian Gold Rush of 1849. Many of the 'Forty niners' crossed the United States from the east to the Gold fields of California ...

An 1849 handbill from the California Gold Rush. PD. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill on January 24, 1848 unleashed the largest migration in United States history and drew people from a dozen ...

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 of indigenous people in California dropped from ...

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 ...

View the video clips below to see the effects the Gold Rush had on the state of California and the country. Marcia Eymann visited the Center for Sacramento History and talked about the California ...

When it comes to live music that captures the imagination of young audiences, the Utah Symphony's Family Series delivers ...

Welcome to January 24, a day that has witnessed a multitude of significant events throughout history ... when the California Gold Rush officially began. On January 24, James W.

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 week, we’ve been housesitting in Fiddletown, eight miles north of Plymouth, California ... a side helping of Native American history and Gold Rush legacy. From north to south, we’ll ...

Gold nuggets (placer gold). Credit: James St. John / CC BY 2.0 James Marshall changed California’s history on Jan. 24, 1848, when he spotted shiny flecks in ... Temporary towns, filled with shops, ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The Santa Barbara Symphony is celebrating Charlie Chaplin's The Gold Rush this weekend. The symphony is performing live to the film at the Granada Theater. Chaplin's ...