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Gold Fever: Media

The California Gold Rush sparked the largest mass migration in U.S. history.

Videos

The California Gold Rush
A discussion of the Gold Rush and its lasting impact on California.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz; Thumbnail © Luftklick/Dreamstime.com; © Luciano Mortula/Dreamstime.com

Images

South Dakota: panning for gold
Men pan for gold in a stream in the Black Hills of South Dakota in 1889.
© Everett Historical/Shutterstock.com