A sunken ship was found off the coast near Treasure Island in a known dumping ground for decommissioned vessels.

The Californian Gold Rush of 1849. Many of the 'Forty niners' crossed ... When word of the gold first trickled 130 miles south to the port of San Francisco, most didn’t believe the story until ...

The state’s non-Indigenous population rose from an estimated 14,000 to nearly 100,000 by the end of 1849 ... York to San Francisco to open a dry goods business during the gold rush.

All you need to know about the sights, bites and urban delights on a whirlwind 24-hour tour of the City by the Bay ...

Sandwiched between the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and the Civil War in 1861, the California Gold Rush is considered ... When news of gold reached San Francisco first, it was met with disbelief.

Its nearly 600,000 items stretch back before the Gold Rush. By Jennifer Schuessler ... which is headquartered in San Francisco, was “bittersweet.” But he emphasized that the arrangement ...

San Francisco ... for gold recovery. 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 ...

According to Time Magazine, the history of Chinese restaurants in America begins in the mid-19th century, during the California Gold Rush ... opened in San Francisco in 1849.