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97How and Where to Find Gold
Times are tough. But the Gold price has reached record levels. There's Gold in them there hills (and streams) but how to you find it? The first question is where to look to find Gold. The answer is research - lots and lots of research and knowing what you are looking for. After that is hard work and luck. This articles describes how and where to find gold.
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84The Gold Rush of Montana was in Confederate Gulch and Diamond City 1864 to1868
There was a gold rush in Montana about the time of the civil war.Some gold finds were made by Confederate soldiers who were paroled during the war.
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88Chief Nampa, America's Most Famous Native American. But you know him as....
It may well be the that origins of Bigfoot was not a large primate, but an Indian Chief names Starr Wilkensen with size 18 feet.
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72The Sierra Foothills Wine Region in California - Gold Country and the Gold Rush
The Sierra Foothills region is located in Northern California, just East of Sacramento. In the mid 1800’s, people from all over the world traveled to this area of California in search of a better life. More importantly, they were after gold. This...
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79The Legendary Nellie Cashman
Ellen "Nellie” Cashman was born in Queenstown, County Cork, Ireland to Patrick Cashman and Frances Cronin in 1845. Her father died when Nellie was just five years old. Her mother, along with Nellie and her sister Fannie immigrated to the United...
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81McLaughlin's Daffodil Hill in Volcano, California
A family legacy in the form of daffodils and other flowering blubs can be found at the McLaughlin's Daffodil Hill in Volcano, California. The farm dates back to the California Gold Rush and displays over 300,000 daffodils on 4 acres in the springtime.
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78Yuma Territiorial Prison Hell Hole Jail of the Arizona Territory
By 1870 Yuma was Arizona's second largest town. The 1875 Arizona Territorial Legislature set aside funds to build a Yuma Territorial Prision. Prisoners built the prison and lived in 9 by 8 shared cells. The most famous prisoner was Pearl Hart. The prison closed in 1909 when a new prison was constructed in Florence Arizona.
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70Two Very Different Women of the California Gold Rush
There are certainly many stories that came out of the California Gold Rush and for that matter out of the gold rushes that popped up in other areas of the west. The biggest reason for the large volume of stories are the type of characters attracted...
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79Historical Sites of Interest in Sacramento, California
Found in 1849, Sacramento, California enjoys a full and rich history. Founded at the start of the California Gold Rush, Sacramento quickly became one of the most important cities in the West. Since the...
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82The Best Chinese Food Restaurants in Sacramento
California’s Capitol City, Sacramento, is well known for its historic role in California’s Gold Rush. Founded in 1848, Sacramento has become a City full of history, culture and arts. Out of its history...
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