The California Gold Rush changed the country forever. 300,000 people came from across the US and every corner of the world to strike it rich. Dozens of towns sprang up overnight in what was once the backwaters of Mexico, sparsely populated with Native Americans. While the 1849 Gold Rush h...
Bumping up against the west side of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, the Sierra foothills are where California’s past, present, and future merge into one unforgettable destination. The Gold Rush sparked the largest mass migration in America’s history,
The California gold rush era is most often remembered for the thousands of immigrants who traversed oceans and continents for a chance at quick wealth. Often lost in these narratives are the rich and diverse histories of Indigenous people who actively participated in, and were deeply affected by,...
The Gold Rush of 1849 WATCH: The California Gold Rush On January 24, 1848, James Marshall discovered gold at a sawmill he was constructing at Sutter’s Mill in Coloma, California, ushering the CaliforniaGold Rush. Most of the first treasure-hunting immigrants came from outside the United Stat...
California - Exploration, Gold Rush, Statehood: When Spanish navigator Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo became the first European to sight the region that is present-day California in 1542, there were about 130,000 Native Americans inhabiting the area. The terri
To California during the gold rush.The gold discovery sparked almost mass hysteria as thousands of immigrants worldwide soon invaded what would soon be called the Gold Country of California. The peak of the rush was in 1849; thus, the many immigrants became known as the ’49ers. Some 80,...
1. Re: Gold Rush/Ghost Towns Apr 22, 2024, 1:27 PM Save The Gold Rush towns are along the Gold Chain Highway (Highway 49). I don't think they are conducive to day trips, even if you are driving in your own car. I lived in the Gold Rush country by Placerville and can at...
The California Gold Country: Highway 49 Revisited - A descriptive and informational site concerning California's Gold Rush Country; the historic sites, the mining camps, the pioneers and the Gold.
Gold was found near Coloma in 1848 by James W. Marshall, a white carpenter, setting off the California gold rush that saw hundreds of thousands of people from across the nation and outside of the U.S. come — or be brought — to the state. Those who migrated included white, Asian,...
Let Gabby be your guide to California's historic, Gold Rush region of Amador County. Learn about gold panning, mining, geology, and history of the Mother Lode.