Highway 49 runs through historic mining towns like Nevada City ... marking the beginning of the Gold Rush. "So they were ...

Check out the best photos from the 49ers Gold Rush performance with over 500 young cheerleaders taking the field in the team's preseason. Look back at some of the best San Francisco 49ers Gold ...

But that's only one part of the sta gold rush story ... Some depicted 49ers carrying pistols and rifles, even carrying knives while wielding mining tools. About 300,000 heavily-armed settlers ...

As of Monday afternoon, Former San Francisco 49er linebacker Dre Greenlaw is now a Denver Bronco. Greenlaw is signing a 3-year, $35 million deal for the Broncos. He joins another former 49er, safety ...