Dolphins Talk1d
40 Years and Counting
It is not nearly as publicized as the 1985 Chicago Bears or the 2007 New England Patriots, but there are four other NFL teams ...
Salish Current3d
Tacoutche Tesse, the Northwest’s great ghost river — Part 1: Not the Columbia
Though the Fraser River does not cross the border as the Columbia does, the Fraser is intimately tied to the lands and waters ...
Deseret News archives: Gold discovered at Sutter’s Mill in 1848, creating more westward rush
On Jan. 24, 1848, gold was found in California's American River. Mormon pioneers, members of Mormon Battalion were among the ...
Is there still gold in California? Why the gold rush lives on 200 years later
More than 150 years after the gold rush first began, some Americans are still digging for riches all over California.
Smithsonian Magazine6d
The Discovery of Gold on This Date in 1848 at Sutter’s Creek Kicked Off the California Gold Rush and Transformed America
Between 1848 and 1855, California produced an estimated 750,000 pounds of gold. After that the take gradually declined, and by the end of the decade it was over. But not its impact: The Gold Rush may ...