An 1849 handbill from the California Gold Rush. PD. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill on January 24, 1848 unleashed the largest migration in United States history and drew people from a dozen ...

An 1849 handbill from the California Gold Rush. PD. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill on January 24, 1848 unleashed the largest migration in United States history and drew people from a dozen ...

To locals and visitors alike, she’s the jovial bartender welcoming everyone to Washington, a former Gold Rush boomtown ... a timeless appeal as the rest of California developed and evolved ...

Coloma, California Begin at the epicenter ... and is an easy drive from Sutter's Fort. A boomtown of incredible wealth during the Gold Rush-era, Virginia City is located a 45-minute drive from ...