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San Francisco, 1850 Americans begin flooding into San Francisco with the Gold Rush of 1849. This photo is taken in the early days, before the hills become crowded with houses. |
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San Francisco Before and after the Rush | |||||||||
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Sacramento The heart of California's rich and rapidly developing farm region, surrounded by gold fields. | |||||||||
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Southern California Far from the gold fields, southern California is still sleeping | |||||||||
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Western Territories Just stops along the way to California | |||||||||
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Trails heading west The Oregon Trail now has spurs leading down into California. | |||||||||