• Regional: North America: United States: California: Society and Culture: History  (59)

• A Brief History of the Gold Rush - The California Gold Rush, from the State of California's CERES.
• By the Great Horn Spoon! - Explore the gold rush through this Newberry Award winning book. Developed by teachers, this site meets California's fourth grade curriculum and is designed for use in the classroom.
• Discovery of Gold - John A. Sutter tells about the events leading to the discovery and its effects on his plans for building an empire by supporting the needs of a growing state.
• 2 Get California Gold Country - Gold rush history, gold country travel information, and modern gold panning techniques.
• Gold Rush! California's Untold Stories - This site preserves and supplements four major exhibitions celebrating the gold rush sesquicentennial, at the Oakland Museum of California.
• The Gold Rush Diary of George Bonniwell - Use your mind's eye to visualize the tough journey made by George Bonniwell from his home in Milwaukee to the gold fields of California as you read his diary.
• The Great American Gold Rush - Timeline of the California Gold Rush.
• In Their Own Words and Images - A small collection of letters and photographs from the California Gold Rush.
• Land of Golden Dreams - Online version of the Huntington Library's exhibition of the original manuscripts, drawings, letters, paintings, books, and diaries from the California gold rush decade, 1848-1858.
• The Maritime Heritage Project - Passenger lists of 20,000 immigrants arriving during California's gold rush.
• The Virtual California Gold Country - Travel along "Historic Highway 49" and visit the old mining camps and learn about their history.
• Women in the Gold Rush - Read interesting quotes and comments from and about the women of gold rush in California.

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