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“GOLD FEVER!” SWEEPS Santa Cruz County
It has been more than 175 years since the Gold Rush galvanized California, and this January you can experience gold fever as it sweeps into Felton, this time in Gold Fever! The Untold Stories of California’s Gold Rush a fascinating exhibition that presents a treasury of Gold Rush era events, images, and documents. The exhibition, hosted by the San Lorenzo Valley Museum will open for the entire year, at the Faye G. Belardi Memorial Gallery in Felton.
Twenty-four photo-mural panels present 1,000 square feet of fascinating text and representations of primary documents, photographs, daguerreotypes, and Gold Rush era paintings. The exhibition examines California before the fateful discovery of gold in the American River, the frenzied rush to the gold fields overland and by sea, the experience of vigilante justice, life in the rowdy gold camps, Gold Rush era commerce and farming, and the shaping of California’s future.
The exhibition spotlights the remarkable stories of individual Californios, women, Native Americans, and adventurers and gold seekers who emigrated from all parts of the world during the tumultuous and colorful Gold Rush era, and examines the impact James Marshall’s discovery continues to have on all of California’s people, cultures, environment, politics, and economy.
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