REGIONS

California

Gold rushes across the state of California, the heart of the 1848–1855 rush that transformed North America.

Gold Rushes in this region

California Gold Rush

California, 1848–1855 · 1848–1855

California, 1853–1858 (lode mining continued through 1870s) · 1853–1858

California, 1860–1861 · 1860–1861

California, 1862–1865 · 1862–1865

California, 1876–1882 (peak; intermittent mining to 1942) · 1876–1942