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

Things were looking bleak when the San Francisco 49ers trailed 24-7 at halftime. Then the 49ers had a California gold rush in ...

Between 1848 and 1855, California produced an estimated 750,000 pounds of gold. After that the take gradually declined, and ...

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

A State Park Historian reveals 85% of California's gold remains unfound, keeping the legacy of the gold rush alive.

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 ...

Check out the best photos from the 49ers Gold Rush performance with over 500 young cheerleaders taking the field in the team's preseason. Look back at some of the best San Francisco 49ers Gold ...

These settlers were dubbed “forty-niners” after the year they arrived ... Like many get-rich-quick quests, the California gold rush caused a wave of destruction. During the peak years of ...

One hundred and seventy-seven years later, California continues to lead the U.S. in gold production and discovery. The spirit of the original forty-niners who tilled the land lives on in those still ...