Michael Hiltzik was such a newcomer, arriving in California from New York in 1981. He describes himself as “single, in my ...

About a decade before silver was discovered in Nevada, the West’s first consequential mining boom occurred on the other side of the Sierra Nevada.

Step back in time to Coloma, California, the historic ghost town where gold was first discovered in 1848, sparking the ...

Wagster is one of many who visit Marshall Gold Discovery State Park, the site where gold was discovered, each year in Northern California to learn about the 1848 discovery of gold that helped shape ...

Completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869 made immigration into California and shipping produce out of the state much easier. As the gold rush quickly waned, agriculture became the state ...

Show at Civil War-era fort spotlights California’s Black history from the 19th century to today A new exhibition at Fort Point in San Francisco, organised by the non-profit For-Site, features ...

The California Gold Rush occurred primarily in the Sierra Nevada foothills. Gold was first discovered at a sawmill along the American River near what is now Coloma, California. Upon the discovery, the ...

The Harsh Realities Of Life As A 49er During The American Gold Rush By Media Feed | Published 4 months ago After gold was discovered in northern California in 1848, the nation was driven into a frenzy ...

California's 'oldest little city' is bouncing back from a major fire and traffic troubles and hoping a new music festival brings hope that the sleepy town will transform into the music city of the ...

While Marshall found the first gold nugget in January 1848, initiating a rush of 300,000 people to California, the launch of ChatGPT 3.5 in November 2022 caused a stir among users and tech investors.

The California Gold Rush highlighted the abundance of a valued resource in a constrained area. Now, there is a new “gold rush” in the offing at the south pole of the Moon.