An 1849 handbill from the California Gold Rush. PD. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill on January 24, 1848 unleashed the largest migration in United States history and drew people from a dozen ...

Marshall found a gold nugget at Sutter’s Mill in Northern California, a discovery that sparked the California gold rush. As ...

A rich vein of gold was discovered by James W. Marshall on January 24, 1848, which started the California Gold Rush (1848-1855). The Sutter Mill at Coloma, California. Marshall. Around 300,000 people ...

This small piece of yellow metal is believed to be the first piece of gold discovered in 1848 at Sutter's Mill in California, launching the gold rush. National Museum of American History It is a ...

For many, growing up on the US west coast can mean learning about Sutter's mill ... "The post-gold rush era was the most dangerous time in our history to be a California Indian.

The Sacramento River Cats unveiled a new alternative identity that pays homage to the Sacramento region’s history of ...

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 ...

Thirty years after James W. Marshall made his famous discovery at Sutter’s Mill, a Californio named Efranio Trujillo was hunting in the La Panza region of eastern San Luis Obispo County.

If you come across this special coin minted with gold from the California gold rush, you could be looking at a small fortune for yourself.

Shortly after, Marshall found the first recorded golden nugget, starting the California gold rush. By 1850, most of Sutter's workforce dropped everything in search of their own fortunes and left ...

An 1849 handbill from the California Gold Rush. PD. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill on January 24, 1848 unleashed the largest migration in United States history and drew people from a dozen ...

There are rumors that some rugged individualists still dig in the hills or pan for gold in the small springs and rivers, ...