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 ...

California’s Gold Rush of 1848 is often depicted as a time of adventure, opportunity, and transformation. Picture it: waves ...

Arcadia Publishing has announced the publication of “California Agriculture,” a new history of the state’s agriculture industry.

The tiny gold rush town of Nevada City, California is not only one of the ... Grass Valley is also home to a haunted piece of gold rush history, the Holbrooke Hotel, which also entertains its ...

THE EVENTS, BY THE WAY, ARE FREE. WELL, NOW TO OUR EXPLORER OUTDOORS. TODAY IN CALIFORNIA’S GOLD RUSH, HISTORY COMES TO LIFE WITH THIS WEEKEND IN THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS. KCRA 3’S BRIAN HICKEY ...