More than 150 years after the gold rush first began, some Americans are still digging for riches all over California.

On Jan. 24, 1848, gold was found in California's American River. Mormon pioneers, members of Mormon Battalion were among the ...

These settlers were dubbed “forty-niners” after the year they arrived ... Like many get-rich-quick quests, the California gold rush caused a wave of destruction. During the peak years of ...

One hundred and seventy-seven years later, California continues to lead the U.S. in gold production and discovery. The spirit of the original forty-niners who tilled the land lives on in those still ...

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 ...

A State Park Historian reveals 85% of California's gold remains unfound, keeping the legacy of the gold rush alive.

The unquenchable demand for gold spurred a mass migration ... and even the globe flocked to California hoping to strike it rich. Known as “forty-niners,” a name referring to the year that ...

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