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 ... in mines and on the ...

The California gold rush of 1849 had triggered America's earliest ... six Chinese immigrants living in the United States worked on railroad construction; others became cooks, farmers, merchants ...

Having heard about the 1849 California Gold Rush, he caught gold fever and headed west in 1851. In Sacramento he met his childhood friend, future railroad Barron Collis Huntington, and worked with ...

Elon Musk wasn’t the first to shape the national conversation. Joshua Norton, a San Francisco cult figure, was.

But California had no railroad circuses in those days ... which returned him to the cobbler’s bench. In 1849 when the California Gold Rush was heralded, Adams invested his life savings to ...

The Inn at Jim Thorpe, built in 1849, offers Victorian elegance with modern amenities. Its wrap-around porch and central ...

Nestled in the embrace of the Pocono Mountains, Jim Thorpe presents itself as a perfectly preserved Victorian village where ...

Unlike its Gold Rush neighbors to the north, Los Angeles remained a relatively small settlement until the late 19th and early 20th century, when the discovery of oil and the completion of ...

who have been grappling with steep wholesale prices for new items amid the latest gold rush. Many are also worried that President Trump’s tariffs could further drive up costs for imported ...

Gold’s latest surge to fresh records has been fueled by a rush of buying activity in daily auctions — a sign that major players in the market are still adding to their holdings even at all ...

who have been grappling with steep wholesale prices for new items amid the latest gold rush. Many are also worried that President Trump’s tariffs could further drive up costs for imported ...