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 ...

In 1849, California turned from quiet frontier to chaos overnight. Gold fever spread fast—and everyone wanted a piece. Trump ...

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.

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 ...

The coin was one of many items dating back to days of California Gold Rush and prospectors up for ... The $20 denomination was authorized in 1849 and first struck for circulation in 1850.

Among the most sought after and valuable coins in the world are a handful struck for the Cincinnati Mining & Trading Company during the California Gold Rush of 1849. Despite the exorbitant value of ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...