During the peak years of the gold rush, the population of indigenous people in California dropped from some 150,000 to roughly 31,000, according to the International Indian Treaty Council.

Stockton's very history is indelibly tied to the Gold Rush. One hundred and seventy-seven years later, California continues to lead the U.S. in gold production and discovery .

The discovery of gold in1848 unleashed the largest migration in United States history and drew people from a dozen countries to form a multi-ethnic society in California.

During the peak years of the gold rush, the population of indigenous people in California dropped from some 150,000 to roughly 31,000, according to the International Indian Treaty Council.

Jedidiah Watson is a sixth-generation descendant of Jewish Gold Rush pioneers. His family immigrated from what was once the Province of Posen in Prussia—now modern-day Poland—following the ...

In 1849, the David and Sophia Binkleman family from Germany heard about California’s Gold Rush. They made a bold and life-changing decision to sell their property and immigrate to the goldfields of ...

Nearly two centuries after California's initial gold rush in the mid-19th century, the state continues to lead the nation in gold production and discovery, according to a new report.. By far, the ...

On Tuesday, a rare $20 double eagle gold coin sold for $1.44 million, about 70,000 times its initial value.The coin was one of many items dating back to days of California Gold Rush and ...