In 1849, thousands rushed to California in search of gold Discover how the Gold Rush changed the Wild West forever ...

Like many get-rich-quick quests, the California gold rush caused a wave of destruction. During the peak years of the gold rush, the population of indigenous people in California dropped from ...

On the morning of Jan. 24, 1848, James Marshall made a discovery that would forever change the trajectory of California. In a creek near the town of Coloma, a remote community wedged in the ...

Stockton's very history is indelibly tied to the Gold Rush. One hundred and seventy-seven years later, California continues to lead the U.S. in gold production and discovery. The spirit of the ...

Independent production company and financier Gold Rush Pictures is a co-producer of Tom Tykwer's 'The Light,' which opens the ...

Players will need to be on the lookout for various Propaganda Posters in Sniper Elite: Resistance. These posters are a new feature among the long line of Sniper Elite games and will make a sound ...

To unlock each of the time trials in Propaganda mode, you will need to find propaganda posters in seven of the nine levels in the campaign. These aren’t easy to spot as they blend in with other ...

This contaminated both water and fish, with environmental effects that still linger in California today. A relative few who partook in the Gold Rush got wealthy—mostly earlier prospectors.

COLOMA, Calif. – This weekend, you can step back in time to California’s gold rush era. Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park and Gold Discovery Park Association will commemorate the ...

The news comes ahead of the world premiere of Tom Tykwer’s contemporary German drama “The Light” (pictured), which was co-produced by Gold Rush Pictures and will open the Berlin Film ...

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 ...

View the video clips below to see the effects the Gold Rush had on the state of California and the country. Marcia Eymann visited the Center for Sacramento History and talked about the California ...