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What happened to the mining towns which developed in the West between 1860 and 1890?
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∙ 11y ago
I know some things that were involved in mining towns such as: Diseases like malaria, diarrhea and scurvy. The things below also took place in the mining towns:
Saloons
Work
Money
Prostitutes
shacks(in where they lived)
Minors
Gambling
Racism.
Claim-jumping
Why? because as people discovered from the newspapers about there being gold in the west everyone rushed to the west to claim some gold.
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How where mining towns different from Mormon towns?
Mining towns were different than Mormon towns mostly because mining towns were focused on getting rich and mining, and Mormon towns were focused on religion rather than money. Mining towns were more 'rough and tumble' or 'wild west' than Mormon towns, which were more peaceful and civilized and had a lot more women and children. However, in the west, some Mormon towns were also mining towns. Nevertheless, most Mormon towns were farming, ranching, or industrial communities.
Who took over mining operations after the first rush to gold mining towns?
Large mining companies
Who lived in mining towns?
Chinese Immigrants
Did they have electricity in the old west?
Surprisingly - yes! Many of the larger mining towns and camps had numerous resources including electricity, the telephone & telegraph, and water systems. Some of the smaller towns probably never had the chance to develop such resources. Major towns, especially those that developed in the late 1880's and 1890's did have such resources!
How did the discovery of gold impact the westward movement?
The boom in gold in silver brought miners to wherever said minerals were discovered. When the miners needed supplies merchants came too. They whould build whole towns called mining towns. Mining towns consisted of saloons, dentists, barbers, etc. Once all the minerals ran out the towns slowly went completely bankrupt, becoming ghost towns.
What happened to most mining towns?
Pursued other opportunities
After the initial boom in gold mining towns what happened to most mining operations?
Large mining companies bought out small miners.
How where mining towns different from Mormon towns?
Mining towns were different than Mormon towns mostly because mining towns were focused on getting rich and mining, and Mormon towns were focused on religion rather than money. Mining towns were more 'rough and tumble' or 'wild west' than Mormon towns, which were more peaceful and civilized and had a lot more women and children. However, in the west, some Mormon towns were also mining towns. Nevertheless, most Mormon towns were farming, ranching, or industrial communities.
When mining was no longer profitable many mining towns became ghost towns or?
It is true that when mining was no longer profitable, and mines stopped producing, the mining towns became ghost towns. The reason was because the people that lived in the town had to leave the area looking for work.
What is the difference between people in the towns and people in the villages?
towns people are more developed and more educated than village people
Who took over mining operations after the first rush to gold mining towns?
Large mining companies
After the rush to the western gold mining towns who took over mining operations?
Large mining companies
After the first rush to the western gold-mining towns who over mining operations?
Large mining companies
When mining booms were followed by busts boom towns turned into what?
Ghost towns
Who lived in mining towns?
Chinese Immigrants
After the first rush to the western gold mining towns who took over mining operation?
Large mining companies
Who After the first rush to the western gold-mining towns who took over mining operations?
Large mining companies
