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The California State Library details online the history of the California Gold Rush. Listed here are other resources for local excursions to chase a dream & a shop specializing in tools.
If you push past the polarizing politicalization of the topic within the Gold Rush - California State Library website, it does offer some of the history & imagery "When gold was discovered on January 24, 1848, it set in motion events that forever changed California’s existing cultures, population, and environment...The legacies of the gold rush are many. California is still the “golden state” with a vibrant and diverse population, robust economy, and breathtaking vistas, but it also wrestles with a legacy of racism, inequality, and an altered landscape."
Info on how & where to locally pan for gold today (we were not compensated for these links).
- And the laws surrounding where & how much you can prospect: Gold Panning in California | The Best Spots for Prospecting (silverrecyclers.com)
- Eagle Mining Co: Pan For Gold At This Guided Gold Mining Tour In SoCal (onlyinyourstate.com)
- Gold Prospecting in Southern California eBook - Desert Gold Mining (goldrushnuggets.com)
- It definitely is legal to prospect in California. It is advised to check in each county or territory you are in as each place is different, and this goes for gold panning and sluicing too. Prospecting Gold in California: What is Allowed? (Explained) – Golden Silver Gems
- 21 Rivers in California that are Still Loaded with Gold! - RareGoldNuggets.com
- Gold Panning (ca.gov)
- In Southern California, three historic gold mining areas lie within the state parks. Gold Rush Overview (ca.gov)
Brick & Mortar suppliers, in Southern California, for locating gold & other treasured minerals:
- Get In Touch With Us! | Keene Engineering - Chatsworth
- Directory of Buried or Sunken Treasures and Lost Mines of the United States | Keene Engineering
- Royal Manufacturing Ind (royalmfgind.com) - Santa Ana
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