Sandwiched between the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and the Civil War in 1861, the California Gold Rush is considered by many historians to be the most significant event of the first half of the ...

Tony Beets: It does show the rollercoaster ride you’re on as a miner. It has been a great journey. We started out with gold ...

An astounding amount of gold was pulled from the ground during the California gold rush. In 1852 the take for the year was $80 million ($1.9 billion in 2005 dollars). This map shows some of the ...

[Warning: The below contains spoilers for Gold Rush Season 15, Episode 3.] ...