
FAN FAVORITE: California Gold Rush | The Forty Niners | 2
Published 8/22/2025

Published 8/22/2025
In early 1849, thousands of gold-hungry Americans began pouring into California from the eastern United States. But most of the so-called 49ers were wildly unprepared for the perilous journey west. Once they reached California, they found unexpected obstacles and fierce competition in the gold…