Cheryl Anne StappJul 292 minFirst Great Gold Camp on the FeatherIn July 1848, a young man named John Bidwell discovered gold on the Middle Fork of the Feather River. His discovery was not by chance. Bi...
Cheryl Anne StappJul 152 minThe Next Big Gold StrikeSeveral weeks elapsed after the January 1848 gold discovery before people started believing it was genuine…and then events started happen...
Cheryl Anne StappJul 81 minFormerly, The ForksDownieville sits in a magnificent, rugged, wooded natural amphitheater surrounded by lofty, pine-covered peaks. The town, founded in late...
Cheryl Anne StappApr 291 minRaging InfernosEvery town or village was vulnerable to fire during the early Gold Rush years, and few escaped its ravages. Thousands of prospectors in t...
Cheryl Anne StappApr 82 minThe Mechanical Water SystemSacramento’s Water Works Building was the city’s answer to its need for a reliable water supply system that could prevent a small fire fr...
