If you come across this special coin minted with gold from the California gold rush, you could be looking at a small fortune ...

But that's only one part of the sta gold rush story. Historians tell Insider the era touted for discovery and expansion is actually responsible for one of the bloodies periods in US history - a ...

A boomtown of incredible wealth during the Gold Rush-era, Virginia City is located a 45-minute drive from Reno, Nevada. High in the hills, this rough-edged Western town is wonderfully preserved ...

Sandwiched between the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and the Civil War in 1861, the California Gold Rush is considered by many historians to be the most significant event of the first half of the ...

The gold rush era of the 1850s brought together three groups – the Europeans, Chinese and Indigenous Australians – where there were accounts of conflict. The four-part SBS drama series New ...