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

History buffs will love discovering this string of Gold Rush-era towns along Highway 49, a ribbon that connects this famous ...

Jan. 24, 1848, marked the start of the famous California Gold Rush. The Denver Broncos are historic home underdogs in the AFC ...

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 foothills ...

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.

About a decade before silver was discovered in Nevada, the West’s first consequential mining boom occurred on the other side of the Sierra Nevada near a place called Coloma. In 1839, John Sutter ...

Chinese Camp, California saw some of its famed structures burn. A spate of lighting strikes this week ignited a series of wildfires in the Sierra Nevada foothills, including one that damaged multiple ...

Ang Lee's next movie, "Gold Mountain" will be filmed in Northern California. The project will conduct a 50-day filming production in Sacramento County and was selected as one of 28 projects to ...

Jan. 24, 1848, marked the start of the famous California Gold Rush.