The California Gold Rush
Gold was discovered in northern California.
The gold rush of 1849
In California, the gold rush was 1849.
In California, the gold rush was 1849.
In California, the gold rush was 1849.
Gold was discovered in Northern California
GOLD! Gold's what brought them thar '49ers!
In 1849, thousands of people hurried to California when they heard that gold had been discovered in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Sadly, most of them were doomed to disappointment; however, there were many large fortunes made during the California Gold Rush.
The term "49ers" was used to refer to the gold miners who migrated to California in 1849 during the California Gold Rush. The name comes from the year 1849, which was the peak of the migration when thousands of people rushed to California in search of gold.
During the California Gold Rush. (1849)
Although the California gold rush began in 1848, the hundreds of thousands of people who came to California seeking gold were referred to as forty-niners, in reference in 1849.