The gold rush

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In 1799, Conrad Reed found gold in his father’s field in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. A visiting jeweler noticed the 17-pound nugget and at that moment America’s first gold rush was underway. Due to the amount of gold being mined in North Carolina, the government was forced to build the Charlotte Mint. Then, in 1828, gold was discovered in Georgia, the second gold rush. It wasn’t until 1848 that James Marshall made his discovery at Sutter’s Mill in California.

A large portion of today's San Francisco is built atop piles and piles of vessels that in the mid-19th century shipped hundreds of thousands of

Thomas has looked at these miners with respect but does not agree with their lifestyle and prefers the calm and less dangerous life of being a banker.

this document gives information about the Gold Rush in California. You will find several texts about the history of the Gold Rush. I will upload the questions o…

This article shows how obituaries from the California Gold Rush era can tell you more about your ancestors and the difficult times they lived in.

Meet the Women Who Led the Klondike Gold Rush - Neatorama

The Klondike Gold Rush was a migration by prospectors to the Yukon Territory in north-western Canada. Gold was first discovered in Bonanza Creek by the local miners on August 16, 1896. When the news of the discovery reached Seattle and San Francisco roughly 100,000 men traveled up north in search…

Library Exhibits :: Gold Rush. From an article about the Goldrush on the Villanova University website.

When James Marshall discovered gold at Sutter’s Mill almost exactly 170 years ago, on...