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Beautiful place. Travel up by the Alaska ferry system, and enjoy the pristine mountains and forests as you go. You are almost guaranteed to see bears, otters, and other wildlife on the way.
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Gold Rush History Travel
The California Gold Rush began in January 1848 with the discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California.
Here's a list of sites you can visit to learn about the history of the Gold Rush. You can even pan for gold at some of these spots!
The California Gold Rush began in January 1848 with the discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California.
Here's a list of sites you can visit to learn about the history of the Gold Rush. You can even pan for gold at some of these spots!
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Nevada City, CA
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Nevada City, CA was a major gold rush town and is home to the Nevada Theatre where such artists as Sarah Bernhardt and Mark Twain pe ...
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Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park
Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park is a U. S. state park in California, USA. It marks the discovery of gold by James W. Marshall in 1848. The park grounds include much of the historic town of Coloma, Ca ...
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Columbia State Historic Park
Columbia State Historic Park, also known as Columbia Historic District, is a California state park and National Historic Landmark located in Colu ...
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Museum of the City of San Francisco
This new museum is the first devoted exclusively to the city's history. Its collection consists of photographs, town plans, paintings and objects of civic interest such as the statue of the Goddess of Prog ...
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Bodie, California
Bodie, California is a ghost town east of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Mono County, California, United States, about 75 miles southeast of Lake Tahoe. As Bodie Historic District, the U.S. Department of the Interior recognizes it as a National...
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Old Sacramento State Historic Park
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Grass Valley, CA
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A gold rush town in northern California that was also home to such stars as Lola Montez, Lotta Crabtree, Brett Harte, and ot ...
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California Mining and Mineral Museum
“There’s gold in the hills of California!” These words echoed around the world in ...
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