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Notes On the Gold Rush Ships (1981)

DOCUMENT Citation Only San Francisco Maritime Museum.

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Overview of Cultural Historic Resources of Euro-American and Other Immigrant Groups in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest (1981)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Ilse Martin. David Hodder. Clark Whitaker.

Preliminary Report of an Excavation On the Gold Rush Ship "Niantic" (1978)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Isabel Bullen.

Real De Dolores the History and Archaeology of New Mexico's First Gold Rush Town (1997)

DOCUMENT Citation Only David P. Staley.

Results of the 1985-1986 Archaeological Survey of Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, Seward Peninsula, Alaska (1987)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Jeanne Schaaf.

Revisiting Sacramento’s Gold Rush: Maritime Archeological Investigation in the Sacramento River (2020)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Joe Grinnan. Deborah Marx. Denise Jaffke.

This is a poster submission presented at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. In 2018, archaeologists from SEARCH and California Department of Parks and Recreation conducted an underwater remote-sensing survey in the Sacramento River, Sacramento County, California. The survey focused on relocating and assessing the condition of three vessels associated with the Sacramento gold rush: the Sterling and La Grange in downtown Sacramento and the Clarksburg Wreck...

The Rise of Global Markets in Gold Rush San Francisco (2015)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Ellis B. Powelson.

When the discovery of gold in California was announced to the world, San Francisco almost instantly became the focal point of global activity. A steady flow of ships sailed to the fledgling city, carrying immigrants from ports as far-flung as Hong Kong, Valparaiso, London, and virtually every major entrepot on the eastern seaboard of the United States. Flooding into the city with these new arrivals was a vast assortment of commercial goods. Raw materials such as hardware and building supplies,...

Schwatka: The History and Engineering of a Late Nineteenth-Century Yukon River Steamboat (2015)

DOCUMENT Citation Only John C Pollack. Sheli O. Smith. Sean Adams. Robyn P Woodward.

In the late 19th century the Klondike Gold Rush in the Yukon Territory created an unprecedented shipbuilding boom along the West Coast of North America. More than 131 riverboats were constructed in a single year, often with considerable design variation. This paper describes the history, unique characteristics and engineering of the well-preserved wooden hull of Schwatka, a stern wheel steamboat now lying in the terrestrial "boneyard" at West Dawson, Yukon, Canada.

Stories Past and Present: Archaeology, lore, and community at von Pfister’s General Store, Benicia, California (2016)

DOCUMENT Citation Only David Hyde.

The story of the start of the California Gold Rush by the announcement of the discovery at von Pfister’s General Store in Benicia, California, lives large in the contemporary community’s collective memory. Archaeological excavations and historical research at von Pfister’s has shed light on daily life at the general store and has served to historically and socially contextualize the popular story. This paper explores the origins of the story and the ways the narrative has shaped a larger...

Sweetwater Gold: Wyoming's Gold Rush 1897-1871 (1991)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Marion McMillan Huseas.

Test Excavations Along the Mormon Corral Wall: Fort Bridger, Wyoming (2011)

DOCUMENT Full-Text A. Dudley Gardner. David Johnson. Martin Lammers.

Test excavations were conducted November 31 and December 1, 1989 along the south side of the Mormon Wall to determine whether intact historic deposits were present in the area. Since the 1989 excavations, much has been learned about the Mormon Occupation at Fort Bridger and we have gained a better comprehension of the nature and activities of the Mormon Colonies in the area. What follows is the original report in total with new sections of: 1) a historic overview, 2) a discussion of the...

That's the Way We Live: Subsistence in the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve (1983)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Holly Reckord.

Tom Sawyer's Wreck: Overview of the Gold Rush–Era Steamship Independence (1853) (2023)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Miguel A Fernandez.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Paper / Report Submission (General Sessions)", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. On 16 February 1853, the SS Independence struck rocks off the southern tip of Isla Margarita, Baja California, took on water and burst into flames before Captain Sampson could beach her. 140 passengers and crew perished of the 430 on board. The survivors were stranded on the island for three days before whaling ships came to their...

Trails of the Smoky Hil: From Coronado To Cow Towns (1980)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Wayne C. Lee. Howard C. Raynesford.

Up in Smoke: Clay Pipes and the Remains of a Gold Rush Warehouse (1981)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Jack Prichett. Allen G. Pastron.

Where Raven Stood: Cultural Resources of the Ahtna Region (1983)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Holly Reckord.

White Pass and Yukon Route Broadway Depot and General Office Building, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park. Volume 1 (1983)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Catherine H. Blee.

The World in his Pocket: the diverse coins used in the California Gold Rush (2017)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Glenn J. Farris.

During the California Gold Rush, hopeful Argonauts from all over the world descended on California, bringing whatever coinage they had with them. Merchants of the time were adept at accommodating the new arrivals. Whereas the silver reales of Spanish America had long been a mainstay of the economy on the East Coast of America, now many other forms of coinage made their appearance. Silver and gold were the accepted forms of currency because with the runaway inflation copper coins were of...