Although it is now the third-largest state in the U.S., California once had a population of just around 14,000 people. California's population boom was a direct result of the gold rush back in 1848. A ...

Thought by some to be the birthplace of Georgia's gold rush, this city has a museum devoted to this history, along with top-rated eateries and shops.

DATES BACK TO 178 YEARS THIS WEEK, WHEN JAMES MARSHALL FOUND FLECKS OF GOLD ALONG THE SOUTH FORK OF THE AMERICAN RIVER. JANUARY 24TH, 1848. HE'S STANDING DOWN THERE, LOOKS DOWN AT HIS FEET, AND ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On the morning of Jan. 24, 1848, James Marshall made a discovery that would forever change the trajectory of California. In a ...

The California gold rush is one of the most iconic stories in American history. While the gold rush is taught in almost every U.S. history class in the United States, often left out is the Native ...

In 1849, the David and Sophia Binkleman family from Germany heard about California’s Gold Rush. They made a bold and life-changing decision to sell their property and immigrate to the goldfields of ...

DAY THAT’S AT 10:00. THE EVENTS, BY THE WAY, ARE FREE. WELL, NOW TO OUR EXPLORER OUTDOORS. TODAY IN CALIFORNIA’S GOLD RUSH, HISTORY COMES TO LIFE WITH THIS WEEKEND IN THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS. KCRA 3’S ...

After the discovery of a 17-pound nugget in Little Meadow Creek, North Carolina, the state became a major hotbed of gold mining as a part of the first American gold rush in 1799. Early discoveries ...

Walking down Placerville’s Main Street, there’s an unmistakable sense of stepping into the past. The Gold Rush-era city in the Sierra Nevada Foothills has one of the best-preserved historic downtowns ...