On the morning of Jan. 24, 1848, James Marshall made a discovery that would forever change the trajectory of California. In a creek near the town of Coloma, a remote community wedged in the foothills ...

Nearly two centuries after California's initial gold rush in the mid-19th century, the state continues to lead the nation in gold production and discovery, according to a new report. By far, the ...

COLOMA, CA ‒ Ankle-deep in a stream, James W. Marshall bent over and grabbed a shiny object that caught his eye. He placed it on a rock and began striking it with another. The shiny material pounded ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 1906 postcard of an old prospector and his mule. (Patt Morrison's personal postcard collection ) Now don’t go all weak at the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. When James Marshall discovered gold at ...

Now don’t go all weak at the knees and soft in the head when you read this: Gold! In the Mojave Desert! It’s a gold rushlet so far: lots of wishful thinking that half-forgotten old mines still have ...