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 ...

Few experiences make gold mining history come alive for kids like stepping into the darkness of a 19th-century mineshaft or dipping a pan into the Sacramento River, watching carefully for a glint ...

That is the story of the California Gold Rush. But for almost 200 years ... It can be heavy; it can be emotional,” Kearns says. But “kids are primed for fairness. They want to know the ...

The allure of gold continued to draw prospectors to Southern California, with new mining camps like Prospect Bar and ...

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"The post-gold rush era was the most dangerous time in our history to be a California Indian. Most people did not survive it," Lim said. Greed for gold in California was pushed through violent ...