Cheryl Anne StappJun 22, 20223 minBoom & Bust in BodieOnce it was a good-sized mining settlement—a rip-roaring, wild-west boomtown. Today Bodie is a wind-swept ghost town, a tourist...
Cheryl Anne StappJun 8, 20223 minThe Sacramento: River of GoldAt 447 miles in length the Sacramento River is the longest river that flows through California, with a watershed that encompasses more...
Cheryl Anne StappMay 18, 20221 minDog Town DiggingsMore than one gold rush mining camp was dubbed “dog town” by its inhabitants—miner’s slang for coarse, thrown-together encampments of...
Cheryl Anne StappMar 9, 20223 minAn Ordinary WomanTeenaged Eliza Marshall emigrated with her family from England to the United States in 1839. They settled in Pawtucket, in the section of...