If You Had Lived Then - Life in A Gold Mining Town in the 1850s
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An old man reminisces about what his father told him about life in a gold mining town - The California Gold Rush of 1849. Views of ghost towns and deserted mine entrances are combined to bring the period to life in this well made film.
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From the time of the discovery of gold in California in 1849, prospectors ranged the west seeking new bonanzas. Mining towns sprang up and died as strikes were made or veins of gold ran out. The mining towns had their own flavor and way of life.
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Record added 2026-07-03 02:48:30