What was the impact of the gold rush?

THE gold discovery, which, by attracting the attention of the world to California made its name familiar among all civilized people and induced the greatest rush known in the history of the globe, took place on January [24], 1848. read more

Economic Impact The arrival of hundreds of thousands of new people within a few years, compared to a population of some 15,000 Europeans and Californians beforehand, had many dramatic effects. First, the human and environmental costs of the Gold Rush were substantial. read more

In 1848, gold was discovered in California. Within two years, some quarter of a million gold seekers had arrived from almost every country in the world, stimulating California's economy and forming multicultural communities that still exist today. The last great gold rush took place in the Klondike in 1897. read more