An 1849 handbill from the California Gold Rush. PD. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill on January 24, 1848 unleashed the largest migration in United States history and drew people from a dozen ...

The Maidu were displaced and hurt by the onslaught of gold seekers in 1848 and thereafter ... which examines an artifact that sheds light on the California Gold Rush and features an image created ...

On the morning of Jan. 24, 1848 ... California that boosted the nation’s economy, reshaped the landscape and altered its culture. Stockton's very history is indelibly tied to the Gold Rush.