An 1849 handbill from the California Gold Rush. PD. The discovery of gold at ... gold off the ground proved irresistible. Some American women, among them Luzena Wilson, went to California, but ...
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Between 1848 and 1855, California produced an estimated 750,000 pounds of gold. After that the take gradually declined, and by the end of the decade it was over. But not its impact: The Gold Rush may ...