Jan. 24, 1848, marked the start of the famous California Gold Rush. The Denver Broncos are historic home underdogs in the AFC ...
Historic buildings backed by pine trees on Broad Street in Nevada City - Wikimedia Commons // Frank Schulenburg The California Gold Rush of 1849 was one of the most pivotal and fundamental events in ...
Although it is now the third-largest state in the U.S., California once had a population of just around 14,000 people. California's population boom was a direct result of the gold rush back in 1848. A ...
TUOLUMNE COUNTY, Calif. (AP) — A quick-moving wildfire burned homes in a California Gold Rush town settled around 1850 by Chinese miners who were driven out of a nearby camp and the blaze grew without ...
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 ...
DATES BACK TO 178 YEARS THIS WEEK, WHEN JAMES MARSHALL FOUND FLECKS OF GOLD ALONG THE SOUTH FORK OF THE AMERICAN RIVER.