even way before the Gold Rush. It just so happens it was the area where they found the gold at Sutter's Mill along the American River. And this gold strike brought thousands of people from every ...

From the mountains of California to the deserts of Nevada, the American West is full of historic sites dating from the feverish era of the Gold Rush. Experience a fascinating journey into the history ...

Few experiences make gold mining history come alive for kids like stepping into the darkness of a 19th-century mineshaft or dipping a pan into the Sacramento River, watching carefully for a glint ...

Gold from the American River!" By the middle of June ... The chaos of the gold rush had played to his personality and business instincts, but he plunged into some schemes with the care of ...

The book "The American River: A Recreational Guide Book" by Mandel et al ... They lived for thousands of years in this area until the Gold Rush of the 1849 completely changed the area. While early ...