Gold prospectors also ran roughshod over California’s environment ... into bodies of water that flowed into agricultural areas, threatening farms and human health. Mercury used to process ...

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

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! The discovery of gold in California in 1848 generated an influx of people to the area from other parts of the United States as well as from other ...

Sandwiched between the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and the Civil War in 1861, the California Gold Rush is considered by many historians to be the most significant event of the first half of the ...

James Marshall kicked off the California gold rush when he spotted some pea-sized bits of gold in a mill raceway. The news brought thousands of prospectors to the area, but neither Marshall nor ...

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