Treasures recovered from a shipwreck that's been at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean since 1857 are on tour before going up for auction in the fall.

Sandwiched between the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and the Civil War in 1861, the California Gold Rush is considered by many historians to be the most significant event of the first half of the ...

This contaminated both water and fish, with environmental effects that still linger in California today. A relative few who partook in the Gold Rush got wealthy—mostly earlier prospectors.

History Detective Wes Cowan visits California gold mining ... of History Detectives which examines an artifact that sheds light on the California Gold Rush and features an image created by I.W ...

Stockton's very history is indelibly tied to the Gold Rush. One hundred and seventy-seven years later, California continues to lead the U.S. in gold production and discovery. The spirit of the ...

Also known as Mother Lode Country, a large amount of gold was found there in 1849 during the California Gold Rush, prompting many ... now preserved as historical artifacts. While there are many ...

January 8, 2025 • When we speak of The Gold Rush in American history, we usually mean the one in California ... efforts to unearth Oregon Gold Rush artifacts. Chelsea Rose from SOULA recorded ...

Like many get-rich-quick quests, the California gold rush caused a wave of destruction. During the peak years of the gold rush, the population of indigenous people in California dropped from ...

On the morning of Jan. 24, 1848, James Marshall made a discovery that would forever change the trajectory of California. In a creek near the town of Coloma, a remote community wedged in the ...