Today in history
Subtitle: January 24
Publisher: Library of Congress
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Subjects: Gold discoveries; Gold mines and mining; History
Other titles: January 24; Gold
Description: Presents information on the Gold Rush era in California which began with the discovery of gold at Sutter's sawmill on Jan. 24, 1848. Includes links to stores, boomtowns, people, early California history, and songs of the Gold Rush era.
Notes: Title from HTML header (viewed on Nov. 13, 2002; last updated Jan. 2001).

Illustrated by digitized items from the American Memory historic collections compiled by the National Digital Library Program of the Library of Congress.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.