Between 1848 and 1855, an estimated 750,000 pounds of gold were extracted from the land — and experts say there’s still ...

High in the remote hills of eastern California, a town sits perfectly still, caught in a moment that never moved forward. Bodie was once a roaring gold rush city filled with miners, merchants, and ...

The Gold Rush was an exciting time in American history. There is a small city in California where you can visit museums and ...

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

Was there gold in them there hills? Yes. Long before San Diego became known for its beaches, research labs, and urban growth, the mountains to the east briefly thrived with the promise of gold.

TIME HIGH. AND THAT MEANS PLACES HERE IN CALIFORNIA ARE SEEING AN INCREASE IN PEOPLE SELLING AND LOOKING FOR GOLD. KCRA 3’S RYAN CURRY WENT TO AN OLD GOLD MINING TOWN WHERE EXPERTS SAY IT FEELS LIKE A ...

One of nearly two dozen fires burning across Northern California on Wednesday scorched homes in a Gold Rush town settled in the 1850s by thousands of Chinese miners who had faced discrimination and ...

MOKELUMNE HILL, Calaveras County — Every September, fourth graders visit the Hotel Leger to fall back into California’s past. “The hotel has been a big part in visually explaining to them what the ...

TUOLUMNE COUNTY, Calif. (AP) — A quick-moving wildfire burned homes in a California Gold Rush town settled around 1850 by Chinese miners who were driven out of a nearby camp and the blaze grew without ...

TUOLUMNE COUNTY — A quick-moving wildfire burned homes in a California Gold Rush town settled around 1850 by Chinese miners who were driven out of a nearby camp and the blaze grew without containment ...