The Carolina Gold Rush marks a fascinating chapter in American history that predates the more famous gold rushes of Colorado, ...

Grass Valley, California is that rare find – a Sierra Nevada foothill town where Gold Rush history meets modern charm at ...

The South Yuba River State Park, just a short drive from town, features emerald swimming holes nestled among smooth granite ...

After the gilded metal was discovered on the southwest side of the Ortiz Mountains in the late 1820s, Golden was a place of fevered searching as equipment churned and prominent companies poured money ...

The California Digital Newspapers Collection housed at UC Riverside said it is "in jeopardy" and has weeks to raise $300,000 ...

A collection of photographs of the people and landscapes along a rough trail into Alaska's interior, taken nearly 125 years ...

A new study has found that such heavy metals may have formed through eruptions on a rare type of star called a magnetar.

Bureau of Land Management is asking for public input on a proposed gold exploration project near Lone Pine, California, an Inyo County town about 265 miles northwest of Lake ...

A new “cold rush” is mining northern mineral riches. Canada’s Giant Mine serves as a warning of the high and long-term cost ...

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Throughout the day, students explored key aspects of California’s history through a variety of themed workshops and stations: • Gold Rush and minerals: Students learned how to identify minerals ...

It's a historical romance set in the late 1800s about a young female journalist who goes to Chile in the late 1800s to cover a brewing civil war.