A city nestled in the Northern California Foothills was ... as a national historic landmark. The town developed in the 1800s ...

Sandwiched between the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and the Civil War in 1861, the California Gold Rush is considered by ... Sam Brannan marched through town waving a vial of the precious metal ...

In 1848, gold was discovered in California. Over the next decade, hundreds of thousands of prospectors surged into the state, ...

Few experiences make gold ... California Gold Rush. The entire downtown district is a national historic landmark, filled with restaurants, shops, boutiques, galleries and museums, all offering ...

How Sierra Nevada's gold rush towns are reinventing themselves How ... Jaguars Clash With Miners Why A Londoner Became a Backwoods California Gold Prospector Why A Londoner Became a Backwoods ...