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The California Gold Rush - http://www0.mercurycenter.com/goldrush/ Articles, photo gallery, and illustrated history of the gold rush, as well as a video demonstration on how to pan for gold.
Discovery of Gold by Gen. John A. Sutter - http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist2/gold.html "It was in the first part of January, 1848, when the gold was discovered at Coloma, where I was then building a saw-mill. The contractor and builder of this mill was James W. Marshall, from New Jersey." So begins General Sutter's own account of the discovery of gold. This collection of eyewitness tales includes reports from European and New York newspapers, as well as a detailed chronology of California's history during the Gold Rush years.
Ghosts of the Klondike - http://www.gold-rush.org/ A history of the Klondike Gold Rush in the Yukon Territory of Canada and Alaska.
Gold Rush! California's Untold Stories - http://www.museumca.org/goldrush/ Take a virtual tour of Oakland Museum's Gold Rush exhibit.
The Gold Rush - http://www.sacbee.com/goldrush/ The Sacramento Bee newspaper provides information about the California gold rush for the sesquicentennial anniversary. Includes the people's way of life, the people involved, traveling and the gold rush's legacy.
Gold Rush - http://www.pbs.org/goldrush/ From the PBS show The American Experience's web site for kids, this site includes lots of great information on the Gold Rush including Gold Fever, The Journey of the 49ers, and the Californios. Includes information on many of the people affected by the gold rush such as John Sutter, Levi Strauss, James Beckwourth and more.
Klondike Gold Rush - http://www.washington.edu/uwired/outreach/cspn/curklon/main.html This resource provides extensive background information on the Klondike gold rush in Alaska and its economic influence on Seattle. Users will find a basic chronology; themes for use in discussions; classroom activities and resources outside the classroom; a bibliography; and a topical index of, and links to, primary source documents, photographs, and maps.
Wayback Machine: Gold Rush - http://www.discovery.com/stories/wayback/wayback.html From the Discovery Channel Online, learn about prominent figures and hear their words.
Women in the Gold Rush - http://claim.goldrush.com/~joann/ Excerpts from diaries and more.
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