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Boom and Bust: The Gold Rush Town Saga

Experience the rise and fall of bustling gold-mining towns, where discovery brought diverse miners, necessitating laws, vigilante committees, and ultimately leading to abandonment as gold dwindled. Witness the height of these vibrant communities, the influx of people, the decline as gold reserves depleted, and the transformation into ghost towns.

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Boom and Bust: The Gold Rush Town Saga

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  1. Discovery brought thousands of miners into a single area • Immigrants from China, Great Britain, Mexico, and citizens from the United States

  2. “The Wild West” • These towns that were set up needed laws and enforcement • Vigilante committees – self-appointed volunteers who took the law into their own hands

  3. The Rise and Fall of Gold-Mining Towns Height of the town People move to the town Decrease in gold so people move out Discovery of Gold Becomes a ghost town

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