DATES BACK TO 178 YEARS THIS WEEK, WHEN JAMES MARSHALL FOUND FLECKS OF GOLD ALONG THE SOUTH FORK OF THE AMERICAN RIVER. JANUARY 24TH, 1848. HE'S STANDING DOWN THERE, LOOKS DOWN AT HIS FEET, AND ...

Before the famous Gold Rush of 1849 changed California forever, the state’s very first gold discovery happened right here in ...

The video traces California from Native American societies to Spanish missions, Mexican rule, the Bear Flag Revolt, U.S.

Within the bustling capital city of California lies a pocket that evokes the state's Gold Rush roots and history. Sitting along the Sacramento River is a 28-acre area dubbed "Old Sacramento" that ...

On January 24, 1848, a discovery along the banks of Sutter’s Creek in California changed the course of American history. James W. Marshall ,an American carpenter and sawmill operator, was examining ...

HOLD THE pan with two hands, explains “Nugget” Nick Prebalick. Then swish the dirt around. It’s a balmy day in Jamestown, in the foothills of California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, and the ...

In Folsom, California-about 40 minutes east of Sacramento-the American River flows with sun glinting on its surface, and beneath its depths, gold glints, too. Upstream is the stretch of river where ...