Gold, Gold, Gold was discovered along the American River in January 1848, drawing people from around the world into what became the California Gold Rush.
No history of San Francisco, Sacramento, Sutter’s Fort, Coloma, or Folsom is complete without acknowledging the Chinese community whose labor, culture, and resilience shaped the region.
Rancho Rio de Los Americanos was 8 Mexican leagues or 35,521-acre, a vast cattle and wheat rancho owned by US Vice Consul, Honorable William Alexander Leidesdorff, Jr., farm manager was Willard Buzzell…