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The gold rush's impact on California
Although the gold in the
California hills eventually ran out--the impact of the gold rush era
lives on. California was shaped by the adventurers who stayed--to form
the idea that is California today: a place that accepts and nurtures
risk takers.
John Sutter never saw the opportunity of gold. He couldn't alter his
vision--and left the state. But as Sutter and those like him departed,
the new Californians came and kept coming. People who could adapt to
constant changes; people who saw opportunity at every corner; people who
longed for a more exciting life, and weren't afraid to grab it.
It was a dream that precious few ever actually realized, but it is still a
dream that lives on.
More information about the history of gold in California:
California gold history : In the early 1840s, California was a distant outpost that only a handful of Americans had seen. The sleepy port that would become San Francisco had just a few hundred residents.
California gold rush history: Most of the world's gold is locked deep underground--embedded in hard rock. But California gold was different
Gold mining changes: As the gold became more difficult to extract, profound changes in California took root
Gold rush impact on California: Although the gold in the California hills eventually ran out--the impact of the gold rush era lives on