Gold Country Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
Historic gold-mining region in Northern California
About Gold Country
The California Gold Rush began in 1848 at Sutter's Mill (nearColoma) where the first gold nugget was discovered, touching off a massive influx of people seeking their fortune. This was arguably the largest migration of the human race in such a short time. While most of these prospectors failed in their efforts to gain riches (the ones who made the money were the shopkeepers), their legacy remains in the many towns that now cluster amongst the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains.
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