Panning for Gold

Alaska Gold Rush

Visit Alaska’s Gold to discover information on Alaska’s gold rush.

Klondike Gold Rush allows you to examine all aspects of the rush to the Alaskan Klondike. Read stories about the prospectors and their nuggets.

 

 

California Gold Rush

The Sacramento Bee newspaper provides a comprehensive site on the California Gold Rush, examining its impact on all aspects of life in California as well as the journeys made to get there.

Take a virtual tour of Gold Fever, a real exhibition originally shown at the Oakland Museum of California. In addition to historical information, the tour includes an interesting exhibit of art of the Gold Rush.

Use the PBS site based on the documentary series The West to search for historical information on gold and gold rushes.

 

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