More than 150 years after the gold rush first began, some Americans are still digging for riches all over California.

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 ...

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 ...

"The post-gold rush era was the most dangerous ... Greed for gold in California was pushed through violent articles, advertisements, and cartoons. Some depicted 49ers carrying pistols and rifles ...

That is the story of the California Gold Rush. But for almost 200 years, this series of events has been taught in American ...

On Jan. 24, 1848, gold was found in California's American River. Mormon pioneers, members of Mormon Battalion were among the early prospectors.

Bill Brunner, a Telegraph copy editor, was known for his doodles and cartoons that illustrated many stories. He retired in 1979 and passed away in 1997.

“It made my heart thump, for I was certain it was gold,” Marshall later would say. News of the riches would soon spread beyond across the United States, kick-starting a wave of mass migration to ...