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.
The artifact appears to harken back to San Francisco’s beginnings, amid the frenzied rush to the city in 1849 sparked by the discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill. The first puzzle piece ...
The state’s non-Indigenous population rose from an estimated 14,000 to nearly 100,000 by the end of 1849 ... York to San Francisco to open a dry goods business during the gold rush.
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.