California Gold Rush

Gold Rush Redux: Mining Dispute Recalls California's Wild West Roots

AP | DON THOMPSON | Posted 04.09.2012

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PLACERVILLE, Calif. — California's Gold Rush was more than a century-and-a-half ago, but its Wild West spirit lives on in a dispute between gove...

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A Look Back In Time: 13,000 Maps Of California In A Different Era

| Agustin Armendariz | Posted 01.10.2012

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This article comes to us courtesy of California Watch By Agustin Armendariz This week, the U.S. Geological Survey added 13,688 historical Califo...

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Gold Hits Records High, Americans Sell Their Treasures

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 06.22.2011

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This story was reported in collaboration with our partners at Patch.com. It was a rainy afternoon in January of 1848 when a builder named James Mar...

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The 13 Worst Recessions, Depressions, and Panics In American History

24/7 Wall St. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Most of the early US recessions -- those in the late 1700s and early in the 19th Century -- were based on speculation in land or commodities such as c...

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What Wonders He Has Seen

Roger I. Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011

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On Saturday, April 24, we went to Fenway Park to see Arthur Giddon, the Red Sox honorary bat boy. Also scheduled was a match bet...

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High Prices Spark New Gold Rush In California

Financial Times | Matthew Garrahan | Posted 05.25.2011

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It has been almost 160 years since the first California gold rush but, with prices hitting record highs, prospectors are once again flocking to the st...

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