More than 150 years after the gold rush first began, some Americans are still digging for riches all over California.

The boat joined the Suisun Bay Reserve fleet in 1991. The captain's offices probably weren't this big a mess when the ship was doing its duty. The USS Hassayampa, a replenishment oiler ...

Sandwiched between the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and the Civil War in 1861, the California Gold Rush is considered ... When news of gold reached San Francisco first, it was met with disbelief.

On Jan. 24, 1848, gold was found in California's American River. Mormon pioneers, members of Mormon Battalion were among the ...

When the Mormons sailed into San Francisco Bay, they were dismayed to learn ... The chaos of the gold rush had played to his personality and business instincts, but he plunged into some schemes ...

Sightseers will still be able to wander down the half-mile trail leading up to the Gold Rush-era landmark ... point of the ...