So many prospectors flocked to San Francisco during the gold rush in California that the city's population rose from 1,000 to 25,000 between 1848 and 1849. The discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill in ...

Spring, even in drought years, is the time for California wildflowers to ... features a number of historic buildings; fun to walk the old gold rush-era remnant. Remember that these rivers flow ...

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American track athlete Fred Kerley shared his take on transitioning to the long sprints bracket in the Grand Slam Track ...

With reasonably priced accommodation, a whimsical fairytale theme and barely any queues, Efelting has a lot to offer British ...

On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, Sen. Chris Van Hollen and EPA administrator Lee Zeldin join Weijia ...

In later years, his daughter described him as a friendly character, always full of fun and happiness. Having heard about the 1849 California Gold Rush, he caught gold fever and headed west in 1851.

At its most prepared, Fort Point bristled with weaponry: nine 10-inch and seventeen 8-inch Columbiads, eleven 32-pounder ...

Roaming American Bison, cattle-herding cowboys, wide open plains and Glacier National Park are some of what Montana is known ...

California’s early statehood was defined by the gold rush that started in the late 1840s, giving us the name “49ers.” Miners ...

Traces of the great American Gold Rush remain in this charming town nestled in the California Sierra Foothills surrounded by ...