Dubbed "California's Oldest Little City" and "The New York of the Pacific," this Gold Rush city has a historic Chinatown, ...

This charming California town offers a perfect blend of Gold Rush history, modern adventures, and outdoor thrills just ...

Gold panning along the 119-mile American River east of Sacramento is nothing new—it’s where the California Gold Rush started. For decades, 49ers panned and mined along the river, collectively ...

In 1882, California passed the nation’s first environmental law, banning the dumping of mining debris into rivers. Remnants of the gold rush Other effects of the gold rush can still be seen ...

During the peak years of the gold rush, the population of indigenous people in California dropped from some 150,000 to roughly 31,000, according to the International Indian Treaty Council.

During the peak years of the gold rush, the population of indigenous people in California dropped from some 150,000 to roughly 31,000, according to the International Indian Treaty Council.

In Northern California, prospectors are looking to strike gold after the winter storms, recalling a storied era in state history. By Thomas Fuller Photographs by Jim Wilson ...

The discovery of gold in1848 unleashed the largest migration in United States history and drew people from a dozen countries to form a multi-ethnic society in California.