California’s Gold Country is a dream destination for photographers, history buffs, and travelers seeking small-town charm and ...

This thriving California Gold Rush city is home to unique galleries, vintage shops, historical mines (that you can explore ...

Northeast of Sacramento, this town was praised for its proximity to the Tahoe National Forest and its historic downtown by ...

In 1849, thousands rushed to California in search of gold Discover how the Gold Rush changed the Wild West forever ...

Stockton's very history is indelibly tied to the Gold Rush. One hundred and seventy-seven years later, California continues to lead the U.S. in gold production and discovery. The spirit of the ...

In 1850, a historic contract recorded in Cape Girardeau reveals the gold rush journey of John P. Edinger and others to California.

Built during the Gold Rush more than a century and a half ago, Cary House Hotel in Placerville is one of the oldest hotels in ...

View the video clips below to see the effects the Gold Rush had on the state of California and the country. Marcia Eymann visited the Center for Sacramento History and talked about the California ...

The Humboldt Bay region became well-known as a supply center for the packers. Hundreds of loaded pack-mules arrived from and departed for the interior mines weekly — they left from places such as ...

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 ...