Estimated Time Required 2-3 class periods. Grades 6-12. Objective. In this lesson, students learn about the California Gold Rush of 1849 through miners’ letters and art/photos, then research the ...

California history is often thought of as synonymous with the railroad and the gold rush, but Black history is not. “Black ...

Countless of California's Gold Rush towns rapidly flourished and then subsequently burnt out. Placerville, a city located in ...

Discover California's rich history, from Native American tribes and Spanish missions to the Gold Rush and its admission as a ...

Prospectors came to Nevada City for gold, but the forested community has become an enduring oasis for artists, musicians, and bohemians.

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.

The Californian Gold Rush of 1849. Many of the 'Forty niners' crossed the United States from the east to the Gold fields of California in 'Conestoga' wagons, broad wheeled vehicles with canvas ...

The name stuck decades later when settlers arrived in the area during the California Gold Rush. Although the town was officially founded way back in 1850, visitors today can still see remnants of ...

Estimated Time Required 2-3 class periods. Grades 6-12. Objective. In this lesson, students learn about the California Gold Rush of 1849 through miners’ letters and art/photos, then research the ...