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1. Gold Rush Sesquicentennial

   This great site from the Sacramento Bee has articles on just about every Gold Rush topic in honor of its 150th anniversary.

   http://www.calgoldrush.com/

   
   

2. All about the Gold Rush

   Find out about how the gold rush re-defined the American dream. Read about the journey people took to find the gold, and how some were disappointed.

   http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/allabout.html

   
   

3. California Gold Country: Highway 49 Revisited

   Explore the mining camps located near California State Highway 49. Read memoirs of Gold Rush pioneers and see photos, both historic and recent.

   http://malakoff.com/goldcountry.htm

   
   

4. California History Online

   Learn about the state's native people, early explorers, the Gold Rush, the Great Depression, and much more with this neat interactive timeline from the California Historical Society.

   http://www.californiahistory.net/

   
   

5. Deer Creek School's Gold Rush Project

   This school in Nevada City, CA traces its roots in the Gold Rush and has pictures, timelines, biographies of significant people, and lots of other Gold Rush info.

   http://www.ncgold.com/goldrushtown/

   
   

6. Discovery of Gold by John A. Sutter

   Firsthand account of when gold was first found in California. This page includes many links to other sources from the Museum of San Francisco, including a detailed timeline.

   http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist2/gold.html

   
   

7. Footsteps: African American Heritage

   This magazine celebrates the heritage of African-Americans with nonfiction articles and interviews as well as activities.

   http://www.footstepsmagazine.com/

   
   

8. Gold Rush Trail

   Special report from the San Francisco Chronicle by a reporter and photographer who are retracing the steps of many people along the Gold Rush Trail.

   http://www.sfgate.com/news/special/pages/1998/08/goldtr...

   
   

9. Gold Rush!: California's Untold Stories

   Take a virtual tour of the Oakland Museum of California's excellent exhibit.

   http://www.museumca.org/goldrush/

   
   

10. Gold Rush, The

    From PBS. This site is a comprehensive guide to the epic quest for gold.

    http://www.pbs.org/goldrush/

    
    

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