How did Luzena Wilson become a successful entrepreneur?

It started with Luzena taking a risk and continued with her hard work and perseverance. The Gold Rush spread in the American West during 1849. When Luzena's husband made up his mind to go west, she stated that where he went, so too could she and her two small children. read more

Luzena Stanley Wilson, née Hunt (1 May 1819 – 1902) was a California Gold Rush entrepreneur. Wilson came overland to California from Missouri with her husband and two small children in 1849. Luzena recounted her memoirs to her daughter Correnah, in which she describes her journey from the early days in Sacramento, her founding of the “El Dorado” hotel in Nevada City, and her purchase of land in Vaca. read more

Pioneer woman and early entrepreneur, Luzena Stanley Wilson Frontier pioneer Eliza Inman wrote in her journal in 1843, “If Hell laid to the west, Americans would cross Heaven to reach it.” Luzena Stanley Wilson, mother of three and wife of aspiring gold miner, Mason Wilson, wholeheartedly agreed with the sentiment. read more