Northeast of Sacramento, this town was praised for its proximity to the Tahoe National Forest and its historic downtown by ...

In 1849, thousands rushed to California in search of gold Discover how the Gold Rush changed the Wild West forever ...

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 ...

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 some ...

Built during the Gold Rush more than a century and a half ago, Cary House Hotel in Placerville is one of the oldest hotels in ...

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 ...

View the video clips below to see the effects the Gold Rush had on the state of California and the country. Marcia Eymann visited the Center for Sacramento History and talked about the California ...

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.

AUBURN — A 15-year-old boy was rescued from a Northern California mine shaft, officials said Monday. It happened in the ...

A teen was rescued after becoming trapped in an abandoned mine shaft in Placer County on Monday, according to California ...