You can see a lot of mid- to late-19th century buildings throughout the Gold Country serving as stores and restaurants today ...

DATES BACK TO 178 YEARS THIS WEEK, WHEN JAMES MARSHALL FOUND FLECKS OF GOLD ALONG THE SOUTH FORK OF THE AMERICAN RIVER. JANUARY 24TH, 1848. HE'S STANDING DOWN THERE, LOOKS DOWN AT HIS FEET, AND ...

High in the remote hills of eastern California, a town sits perfectly still, caught in a moment that never moved forward. Bodie was once a roaring gold rush city filled with miners, merchants, and ...

A modern-day gold rush boom was on full display at Calico California Days, a kitschy celebration of early settlements held at ...

"The California Gold Rush: Getting there, Mining, Contemporary stories and accounts, Private coiners and assayers, San Francisco Mint -- Treasure of the S.S. Central America: Saga at sea of the ...

On January 24, 1848, a discovery along the banks of Sutter’s Creek in California changed the course of American history. James W. Marshall ,an American carpenter and sawmill operator, was examining ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. California's rich history includes a fascinating chapter of the Old West and mining towns that played a significant role in ...

The American Gold Rush has been mythologized into one of the country’s most iconic tales — a chaotic era of grit, greed, and glittering opportunity. But like most pieces of American folklore, the ...

In San Bernardino County, gold and silver mining companies are pushing to expand.

The California gold rush is one of the most iconic stories in American history. While the gold rush is taught in almost every U.S. history class in the United States, often left out is the Native ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Western author and historian John Boessenecker has produced an instant classic with his new book “Bring Me The Head of Joaquin Murrieta.” While his subject ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 24, 1848, marked the start of the famous California Gold Rush. Braves SS Ha-Seong Kim out 4-5 months due to hand injury after ...