Irish immigrants John and Daniel Murphy transformed the town of Murphys into a booming business hub after discovering $2 ...

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 ...

How the two primary people of the gold discovery in California failed to cash in. On Jan. 24, 1848, gold was discovered on the American River. James Marshall, the first to find it, never made a ...

Step back in time to Coloma, California, the historic ghost town where gold was first discovered in 1848, sparking the California Gold Rush. Explore its rich history and see the remnants of this ...

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 ...

Gold mining has been part of the American story for more than two centuries and it remains an important industry today. Everything changed in 1848 when gold was discovered in California, igniting a ...