Sandwiched between the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and the Civil War in 1861, the California Gold Rush is considered by many historians to be the most significant event of the first half of the ...

Coloma, California Begin at the epicenter of the California Gold Rush, where James Marshall first glimpsed gold in the South Fork of the American River, starting the California Gold Rush of 1849.

Like many get-rich-quick quests, the California gold rush caused a wave of destruction. During the peak years of the gold ...

They were ad hoc organizations ... Many communities through Gold Rush California offered bounties for Indian heads, Indian scalps, or Indian ears. And so the Indian raiders could bring the ...

WE REPORTED TUESDAY ABOUT THE GOLD RUSH ERA, CITY MAKING ... AND YOU CAN FIND A FULL A city nestled in the Northern California Foothills was recently named one of the top 10 best small towns ...

"The post-gold rush era was the most dangerous time in our history to be a California Indian. Most people did not survive it," Lim said. Greed for gold in California was pushed through violent ...