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28th February 1849: First ‘49ers arrive in San Francisco to begin the California Gold Rush

28th February 2024
Tagged as: America, California, Gold, Gold Rush, Prospector, San Francisco, United States, USA

On February 28, 1849, SS California steamed into San Francisco carrying around 400 passengers seeking their fortune. The city’s population, which had been around a thousand in 1848, skyrocketed to tens of thousands within a year.

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5th December 1848: President James K. Polk sparks the California Gold Rush as a result of his State of the Union Address

5th December 2023
Tagged as: America, California, Gold Rush, Polk, United States, USA

Polk’s speech was intended to warn Congress about the risks of inflation, labor shortages, and the potential for disorder on the West Coast, but only served to fuel the Gold Rush.

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28th February 1849: First ‘49ers arrive in San Francisco to begin the California Gold Rush

5th December 1848: President James K. Polk sparks the California Gold Rush as a result of his State of the Union Address

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