gold rush
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222417)
• United States
24 Jan 20
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1848 - The California Gold Rush begins when gold is found at Sutter's Mill.
1908 - The first Boy Scout troop is organized in England.
1943 - Sharon Tate was born. She was...
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Michelle Renee Kidwell
@Michellekidwell (29953)
• Sonora, California
10 Aug 19
I’ve shared The Wilson McConnell House several times, but thought it was time I shared another house located in old town! I thought it was time I shared the Tibbitts house, the property is actually quite impressive and the house...
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Michelle Renee Kidwell
@Michellekidwell (29953)
• Sonora, California
25 Jul 19
Located in Old Town, This Miner’s Cabin is a one room Cabin that would have been one some of the More fortunate Gold Miners lived in, many stayed in primitive tents!
Many Miners would travel for months from all over the world...
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Alice Henry
@IreneVincent (15960)
• United States
1 Sep 16
The photo is me in the John Muir Woods of Northern California.
Have you ever visited the Redwood National Park OR John Muir Woods?
Did you know that there were at one time, approximately 2 million acres of forests there in...
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Val
@valmnz (17095)
• New Zealand
2 Jun 16
While on our recent holiday we visited small town called Coromandel, that was the centre of one of New Zealand's gold rushes in the 1850s. The town is reasonably isolated, but is a popular tourist destination, not only because of...
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Sherry
@norcal (4889)
• Franklinton, North Carolina
24 Mar 16
Yesterday, we took a little drive. I live in "Gold Country." The part of California that was mostly built during the California Gold Rush.
After the 49ers went home, gold became big business around here. Part of that was...
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Rebecca Huston
@Telynor (1763)
• United States
18 Mar 16
Those in the entertainment field have had it rough this year. So many have been lost to us, from singers David Bowie and Glenn Fry, actor Alan Rickman, and now one reason why I was a fan of the reality series, Gold Rush.
Gold...
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marcyaz
@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
8 Oct 15
When I lived in the Sacramento, California area I was impressed with Sutter's Fort which is a State Historic Park in the heart of midtown.
It's and interesting place to visit.
This Fort was being built when the wagon trains...
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