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Virginia City Preservation Alliance: Virginia City History
The gold rush in Montana centered around Virginia City. Find out about the riches found there and the development of Virginia City as a prominent Rocky Mountain town.
Oakland Museum of California
Oakland Museum of California: Gold Rush and Hydraulic Mining
This page gives a brief explanation of extracting minerals by means of hydraulic mining. This was a labor intensive process that was often dangerous but necessary to find gold.
Oakland Museum of California
California's Untold Stories: Art of the Gold Rush
The Oakland Museum presents an exhibit of art that show the miners, mining towns, new cities, and people of the Gold Rush. Be sure to read the overview of the exhibit to get the historical background.
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The Gold Rush: Despair
This page discusses what happened to many of the gold miners when the gold ran out in California.
Sacramento Bee
Gold Rush: Religion Reclaimed Souls
This article, entitled "Religion Reclaimed Souls as Mining Expanded," contains information on the developement of religion in California during the gold rush.
Sacramento Bee
Gold Rush: Boring Diet Gave Miners Appetite for Dining
This site discusses the eating habits of many of the miners during the California gold rush.
Sacramento Bee
Gold Rush: Sacramento Was Gateway to Gold
Read about the growth and importance of Sacramento as a mining town in the California Gold Rush. From a larger site from the Sacramento Bee.
Oakland Museum of California
Gold Rush: Law, Order and Justice for Some Discrimination
This resource presents information about the culturally diverse mining towns in California during the time of the gold rush and the treatment of minorities.
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The Gold Rush: Gold Country
A great look at the people who made money providing services for the miners in the California Gold Rush.
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The Gold Rush: Fever
This resource provides information about the Gold Rush, and fever that took place during westward expansion.
Sacramento Bee
Gold Rush: Rivals in the Newspaper Field
This article from the Sacramento Bee discusses the rise of journalism during the California gold rush. Many journalists left their jobs and headed west to cover this great event.
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Sierra Foothill Magazine: Gold Rush Women
This article discusses the varied roles of women during the Gold Rush.
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The Gold Rush: San Francisco
This page discusses how the gold rush led to the massive growth of San Francisco.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Too Much Gold
Read "Too Much Gold" by Jack London about a mining country.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Gold, 1899
Gold mining in the United States, coded to show amounts of mined in ounces.
University of Washington
University of Washington Libraries: Early Advertising of the West
Here is a gold mine of information about advertising from 1867 to 1918 in the western part of the United States, particularly the Pacific Northwest. This collection of 450 ads shows social, cultural, and economic trends during this time...
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National Park Service: Wind Cave National Park: History of the Black Hills
Story of the discovery of gold in the Black Hills of South Dakota and resulting violations of 1868 treaty with Lakota Indians.
Travel Document Systems
Tds: South Africa: History
A comprehensive look at the history of South Africa beginning with its settlement by Zulus and progressing through apartheid to the current strong democracy. Information is from the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes.
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Gold Eagle Magazine: Platinum: The Rich Man's Gold
Interesting facts are presented in this article which explains why platinum is so valuable. (Published May 1, 1997)
Luminarium
Luminarium: Essays and Research on the Renaissance
Use this comprehensive site to learn more about English Renaissance Literature. This site is a gold mine of information. It has several essays that illuminate this genre. Find out more about this period in literature through this...
The Book Report
Kids reads.com: The Fudge Books by Judy Blume
This comprehensive site features activities, reviews, and more for Judy Blume's "The Fudge Books." Come and explore this educational gold mine.
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Kiddyhouse.com: Ducks for Kids and Teachers
Site is a virtual gold mine for any teacher or student who desires to know anything and everything about ducks! Discover where they are found, what a duck bill site is, what a duck says and much more.
Curated OER
Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Minnesota: Soudan Iron Mine
The Soudan Underground Mine is known as Minnesota's oldest, deepest, and richest iron mine, and now hosts the Soudan Underground Laboratory. In the late 19th century, prospectors searching for gold in northern Minnesota discovered...
Curated OER
Unesco: Japan: Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and Its Cultural Landscape
The Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine in the south-west of Honshu Island is a cluster of mountains, rising to 600 m and interspersed by deep river valleys featuring the archaeological remains of large-scale mines, smelting and refining sites and...
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