An 1849 handbill from the California Gold Rush. PD ... of gold was pulled from the ground: $10 million in 1849, $41 million ($971 million in 2005 dollars) in 1850, $75 million in 1851, and ...
An astounding amount of gold was pulled from the ground during the California gold rush. In 1852 the take for the year was $80 million ($1.9 billion in 2005 dollars). This map shows some of the ...
More than 150 years after the gold rush first began, some Americans are still digging for riches all over California.
A State Park Historian reveals 85% of California's gold remains unfound, keeping the legacy of the gold rush alive.