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  1. California Gold Rush
    date 1849map TALLAPOOSA, Alabamatags Migration/Transportation

    The California Gold rush occurred many hundreds of miles from the American South, but its affect was felt throughout the country, drawing large populations of “49ers from most of the Southern States. Alabama in particular was affected. While small in comparison to the California gold rush, a gold rush in the Alabama Creek lands in the 1830's lead to the spread of gold mining experience and expertise...