Within this environment, San Francisco emerged as the greatest boom town, its population surging from 600 in 1848 to 25,000 in 1849. As the primary port of entry for seaborne “Argonauts” (people who ...

Prior to 1849, the highest denomination for a gold coin was $10, known as the eagle. The $20 double eagle was authorized after the California Gold Rush brought an abundance of gold supply ...

As the first coins minted from California Gold Rush gold ... 1,000 pre-1848 to more than 100,000 by the end of 1849. By the time the rush had run its course in 1852, more than 750,000 pounds ...

Spring, even in drought years, is the time for California wildflowers to burst ... valleys east into Sierra foothills, linking to Gold Rush sites, cute towns with mining and logging history ...

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 gold at Sutter’s Mill in ...

The California gold rush of 1849 had triggered America's earliest wave of Chinese immigration, with some 66,000 people, mostly men, arriving over the next decade. (About half of them stayed.) ...

The $20 Liberty U.S. Gold Coin was minted between 1849 and 1907, representing a significant era in U.S. numismatic history. Known as the Double Eagle, this gold coin was introduced following the ...

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 ...

By Eric Bottjer One hundred sixty five years ago today, two men in disguise met at dawn at London Bride Train Station.

In Gold Rush, Parker fails to meet his ambitious goal as Rick strives. Pic credit: Discovery In the season finale of Gold Rush Season 15, Parker Schnabel and Rick Ness were pushed to their limits ...

PETALING JAYA: All that glitters is gold these days, with investors in a buying frenzy for the prized commodity. Soaring gold prices and global uncertainties are fuelling the appetite for the ...