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Weighing gold nuggets in an old brass scale dish

The Gold Rush of 1849

Source: HISTORY

In the middle of the 19th century, the California Gold Rush transformed the country.

This entry was posted in The Individual and Society and tagged History on August 1, 2015 by Anita Hacker.

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