A gold pocket watch said to have ... The tale of that man, his map, and the place it led to is really one about Southern California’s twin mirages — fame and fortune — and the people who ...

A map of gold mines, created using information provided by the California Geological Survey Doug Stevens/Flyboy Graphics. ©2021 The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian The team ...

Early California gold mining occurred at a time when the ounce ... The Original Sixteen to One Mine put the Alleghany District on the map when in the 1920s two gold pockets were found totaling ...

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 ...

There’s a fever in California’s gold country these days ... who pore over old maps for the site of a now-vanished saloon or walk the back country searching for nuggets and other artifacts.

A replica of Sutter’s Mill, where gold was first spotted in Northern California, is located at the Marshall Gold Discovery State Park in Coloma. It’s among the historic attractions ...

Nearly two centuries after California's initial gold rush in the mid-19th century, the state continues to lead the nation in gold production and discovery, according to a new report. By far ...

The inquiry into primary sources, maps and historic photographs asks students to examine the materials and answer whether ...

One hundred and seventy-seven years later, California continues to lead the U.S. in gold production and discovery. The spirit of the original forty-niners who tilled the land lives on in those ...