1 Jun 1848 Jahr - Discovery of Gold in California

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Started migrations to mountains of West. Minerals.

Gold/Silver Rushes - Colorado, Nevada, Black Hills (Dakotas)

Brought tens of thousands, mostly men, to mining mountains.

Mining towns sprang up wherever a discovery was made. Short lived.

Huge increase in California population. Many were Chinese.

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