Discovery Museum Sacramento Gold Rush History Center

Discovery Museum Gold Rush History Center

The visit I made to the Discovery Museum Gold Rush History Center in Sacramento , California , proved to be highly informative , entertaining and a two-hour well spent . The experience afforded me a lot of learnings from the Gold Rush period that I didn 't know before . Before I made the tour of the four galleries inside the building , I first went to the visitors ' information center , wherein an introduction regarding the building 's construction has been shown in a nine-minute film clip

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, I learned that the museum is a replica of the original building that was built in 1854 that previously housed the City of Sacramento 's city hall , dormitory for the fire department , jail police station , and court . The original structure had suffered from structural problems and was declared unsafe many years later . It was finally demolished about sixty years later in 1913 . The replica building has been modified on some sides in line with its being a museum showcasing history , science and technology

The Gold Rush Center 's exhibits are in The Lure of Gold gallery . The museum 's arrangement of events is well organized and unique . From there , I was able to see gold nuggets on display and artifacts and implements used by miners from the Gold Rush era . The Gold Rush in California was a defining moment in history that changed Sacramento forever . Sacramento became the center of that event in 1849 . People from all over the world went to this city hoping to make themselves rich . Previously , this gallery has showcased a typical miner 's travel and lifestyle . Aside from the exhibits , there are also hands-on activities for children and interactive programs to help the present generation get a better understanding of the past...