A little-known former California ... town is attracting new interest as residents claim they are still finding gold. Washington, which is tucked away in the Sierra Nevada Hills, became a Gold Rush ...

In 1848, gold was discovered in California. Over the next decade, hundreds of thousands of prospectors surged into the state, eager for their own shot at striking riches, crouched over a stream ...

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 ...

24, 1848, James Marshall made a discovery that would forever change the trajectory of California ... of the town with a jar filled with gold dust. San Francisco became a ghost town by the spring ...

Colorado was a large mining state. After the California Gold Rush, gold was found in the rivers and streams of Colorado from a technique called Placer mining. Mines were popping up all over the state.

Few experiences make gold ... California Gold Rush. The entire downtown district is a national historic landmark, filled with restaurants, shops, boutiques, galleries and museums, all offering ...

Sandwiched between the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and the Civil War in 1861, the California Gold Rush is considered by ... Sam Brannan marched through town waving a vial of the precious metal ...