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California Gold Rush Trail Map

Trails to the gold rush. The 300 plus mile roadalso known as the gold rush trail and gold chain highwaybegins in oakhurst before heading north to a string of historic towns that have maintained their 1850s charm.

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The california gold rush 18481855 was a gold rush that began on january 24 1848 when gold was found by james w.

California gold rush trail map. Our gold discovery tour tells the story and visits the sites of the coloma valley before the discovery of gold by james marshall. With an estimated 140000 emigrants arriving in california via the california trail between 1849 and 1854 routes were continually modified tested or even abandoned. The news of gold brought approximately 300000 people to california from the rest of the united states and abroad.

By 1855 the california gold rush had ended but california was a state and the landscape of the american west was forever changed. Learn about the events leading up to the discovery the history of the california gold rush and the town of coloma. Many new routes were opened into california as a result of the gold rush.

Map of the california mining camps a great easy to read fast loading map of the mining camps along highway 49. All about the gold rush the pbs web site. Central cutoffs and alternate routes include.

The sudden influx of gold into the money supply reinvigorated the american economy and the sudden population. Comprehensive california gold rush history including counties cities historic and current photos maps sights lodging restaurants shopping wineries golf. Marshall gold discovery state historic park is pleased to offer visitors guided walking tours.

Travelng on ship was costly so many traveled by wagons pulled by oxes or mules but very few came by horse. 1844 sublette cutoff 1846 hastings cutoff 1848 salt lake cutoff. See the california trail and learn about the westward immigrants who traveled thousands of miles chasing gold and dreams at the california trail interpretive center.

According to some statistics over 70000 emigrants used the california trail in 1849 and 1850 alone. Travel back to the gold rush era on highway 49 where charming mining towns dot the route surrounded by the panoramic vistas and bubbling streams of the western sierra nevada foothills. In the two decades of the 1840s and 1850s the california trail carried over 250000 gold seekers and farmers to the states goldfields and rich farmlands.

It was the greatest mass migration in american history. Many of these historic and picturesque towns still exist linked by california highway 49 the gold rush trail. I joined the trail at its southern end in oakhurst.

These 49ers established hundreds of instant mining towns along the western foothills of the sierra nevada. Marshall at sutters mill in coloma california. Art of the gold rush this is a virtual tour of a real.

Most of the forty niners that were from the midwest or the east traveled on this trail. 32000 gold seekers traveled through present day nebraska wyoming idaho and nevada. All about gold includes the history of gold gold standards uses for gold fools gold gold fever and much more.

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