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 ...

The Saddle Ridge Hoard was discovered in a rural California region often referred to as “Gold Country” because of the gold found there in 1849. The gold coins were found inside rusted cans buried ...

but none of the names associated with this operation match any of the stockholders listed in 1849. Hundreds, if not thousands, of young men raced from Cincinnati to California on the news gold had ...

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 ...

THE EVENT IS CALLED COLOMA LIVE AND YOU ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE THIS WEEKEND, JUST LIKE IT WAS 1849 SATURDAY ... WHERE HE FIRST DISCOVERED GOLD, LAUNCHING THE GREAT CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH.

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 ...