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 ...

San Francisco's docks have a rich history that began during the California Gold Rush in 1849 when the city's natural harbor ...

In 1849, people flocked to California in search of gold. These gold hunters were called the 49ers, which also inspired the ...

The state’s non-Indigenous population rose from an estimated 14,000 to nearly 100,000 by the end of 1849 and more than ... rich-quick quests, the California gold rush caused a wave of destruction.

"To be part of that ongoing history of something that goes back to the very beginning of California, that was always an ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- When the Gold Rush struck California in 1849, the state was flooded with people from all over the world. Ninety percent of these new emigrants were men. The social structure ...

It may be 175 years since the California Gold Rush of 1849, but the fascination in its lore continues unabated. In Britain, 1849 was famous for a devastating April snowstorm that buried coaches ...

In a tiny town where the California gold rush began, Black families are seeking ... Nancy Gooch, a Black woman, was brought to Coloma from the South in 1849 by a white man who enslaved her and ...

On the morning of Jan. 24, 1848, James Marshall made a discovery that would forever change the trajectory of California. In a creek near the town of Coloma, a remote community wedged in the ...

Stockton's very history is indelibly tied to the Gold Rush. One hundred and seventy-seven years later, California continues ... nearly 100,000 by the end of 1849 and more than 250,000 by 1852.