Description Fueled by the dream to strike it rich, prospectors flocked to California during the Gold rush.
These stories, and many others, capture the ghostly spirit of Gold Country..
And in Coloma, the ghost of James Marshall is said to dwell on the lonely hilltop where his cabin and monument now stand.
Or the Georgetown miner whose unrequited love for a much younger lady of the night finds him still pining for her in death as he did in life.
Tales such as the hangman of Placerville, whose distinctive wheeze is a sign of his continued presence.
Join author Linda Bottjer on a tour through Gold Country\'s most chilling--and true--haunted tales.
Yet the harsh lifestyle and backbreaking work led many to early graves.
Description Fueled by the dream to strike it rich, prospectors flocked to California during the Gold rush
