SS California (1848) - Wikipedia
WEBAs the gold rush continued, the very lucrative San Francisco to Panama City route soon needed more and larger paddle steamers; ten more were eventually put into service. California was soon dwarfed by much larger ships built to …
Passenger lists for California 1848 - 1873 - SFgenealogy
WEBThe MHP site contains an extensive collection of passenger lists from ships arriving at the Port of San Francisco during the California Gold Rush, Pacific Coast maritime history and California history.
California gold rush - Wikipedia
WEBThe California gold rush (1848–1855) was a gold rush that began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. [1] The news of gold brought approximately 300,000 people to California from the rest of the United States and abroad. [2]
SS California. Ship Passengers Sailing into 1800s San Francisco
WEBThe 1848 California Gold Rush drew many wagons west. However, only half of the 300,000 gold seekers traveled by land; the other half traveled by sea. In The Rush to Gold , Rohrbough examines the Gold Rush through the eyes of 30,000 French participants.
Around the horn to California | My Gold Rush Tales
WEBMay 6, 2011 · Around the horn on a clipper ship, 1849. President Polk acknowledged the gold finds in California in front of congress on December 5, 1848 and men across the east coast frantically booked passage on any and every available ship.
The Panama route to gold rush California | My Gold Rush Tales
WEBMay 7, 2011 · Steamship service to gold rush California begins. On October 6, 1848 the SS California departed New York on its maiden voyage. With the Mexican War over and California now American territory the Pacific Mail Steamship Company had acquired a contract to deliver mail from Panama to San Francisco.
The California Gold Rush - American History Central
WEBJun 17, 2024 · The California Gold Rush was the mass migration of Americans and others to California in search of gold, which was discovered at Sutter’s Mill in 1848. It led to California's statehood and is one of the most important events tied to America’s Manifest Destiny and how it shaped the United States.
WEBthe gold rush coincided with the firm establishment of the Panama route as a fully accepted means of travel between California and the rest of the United States. The Isthmus of Panama first became a major highway between the oceans in the early sixteenth century. Gold and silver from the mines
The California Gold Rush | American Experience | PBS
WEBThe discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill on January 24, 1848 unleashed the largest migration in United States history and drew people from a dozen countries to form a multi-ethnic society on America ...
The California Gold Rush, 1848-1855 | United States History I
WEBLearning Objectives. Describe the effect of the California Gold Rush on westward expansion. California and the Gold Rush. Figure 1. Word about the discovery of gold in California in 1848 quickly spread and thousands soon made their way to the West Coast in search of quick riches.