One of the hidden areas to escape the city lies at The American River, spanning 30 miles through the heart of California's gold rush country. There are three forks to The American River -– the ...

A city nestled in the Northern California Foothills was recently named one of the top 10 best small towns in the United States. Country Living magazine said ... The town developed in the 1800s in the ...

A former switching station for travelers along the old Oregon-to-California Trail, the property is a peaceful retreat.

An 1849 handbill from the California Gold Rush. PD. The discovery of gold at ... fueled wild dreams like the construction of a cross-country railroad line. When the United States and Mexico ...

Six years before the famed California Gold Rush of 1848, another discovery of gold had already taken place in Santa Clarita’s ...

Coloma, California Begin at the epicenter of the California Gold Rush, where James Marshall first glimpsed gold in the South Fork of the American River, starting the California Gold Rush of 1849.

"The post-gold rush era was the most dangerous time in our history to be a California Indian. Most people did not survive it," Lim said. Greed for gold in California was pushed through violent ...

The allure stemmed from the discovery of gold in California in 1848 ... In the mid 19th century, the US welcomed immigrants; the gold rush and the construction of America’s transcontinental ...

An 1849 handbill from the California Gold Rush. PD. The discovery of gold at ... fueled wild dreams like the construction of a cross-country railroad line. When the United States and Mexico ...