1 Jan 1859 Jahr - Comstock silver lode discovered in NEvada

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background: when silver.gold was found, people created boomtown and wrote laws to exclude Mexicans, Chinese, and black ppl, ghost towns when resources fade


A vein of silver ore discovered in Nevada in 1859, leading to one of the West’s most important mining booms. The lode was so rich that a Confederate expedition tried unsuccessfully to capture it during the Civil War; its output significantly altered the ratio of silver in circulation, leading to changes in monetary policy.

-built boomtown of Virginia City
-ore gave out in 1880s, Virignia city became a Ghost town (debris, poisoned water sources, and surrounding lands stripped of timber)

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