More than 150 years after the gold rush first began, some Americans are still digging for riches all over California.

An 1849 handbill from the California Gold Rush. PD. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill on January 24, 1848 unleashed the largest migration in United States history and drew people from a dozen ...

A State Park Historian reveals 85% of California's gold remains unfound, keeping the legacy of the gold rush alive.

Polk spoke of “accounts of the abundance of gold” in his December State of the Union address that people began to flock to California in droves. The state’s non-Indigenous population rose from an ...

The state’s non-Indigenous population rose from an estimated 14,000 to nearly 100,000 by the end of 1849 and more than ... rich-quick quests, the California gold rush caused a wave of destruction.

Stockton's very history is indelibly tied to the Gold Rush. One hundred and seventy-seven years later, California continues ... nearly 100,000 by the end of 1849 and more than 250,000 by 1852.

Visitors can pan for gold, take a walking tour and learn about the California Gold Rush of 1849. The Lower American River runs through Sacramento and is the most popular recreation river in the ...

Prior to 1849, the highest denomination for a gold coin was $10, known as the eagle. The $20 double eagle was authorized after the California Gold Rush brought an abundance of gold supply ...

starting the California Gold Rush of 1849. Today, Coloma preserves their history at the Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park, where visitors can visit the on-site museum, learn how to pan ...

2025 • When we speak of The Gold Rush in American history, we usually mean the one in California, following the discovery of gold in 1849. That one still gets the headlines, but Oregon also had ...