Before California, there was Carolina. The Carolina Gold Rush sparked the first major gold mining boom in the U.S., drawing thousands to the Piedmont and shaping early American industry and settlement ...

Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma will come alive on Saturday, June 14, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the ...

While ghost town enthusiasts can't visit this crumbling deserted California town that was once a desert oasis, they can learn ...