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2. California gold rush - Wikipedia

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   t. e. The California gold rush (1848–1855) was a gold rush that began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. [ 1] The news of gold brought approximately 300,000 people to California from the rest of the United States and abroad. [ 2] The sudden influx of gold into the money supply ...

3. Green Tortoise - Wikipedia

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   Green Tortoise Adventure Travel is an American long-distance tour bus company founded by Gardner Kent in mid-1973 [1] [2] and based in San Francisco, California. It provides tours in North America, mostly within the United States. It operates a bus line and hostels in Seattle and San Francisco. The company caters particularly to backpackers ...

4. Balclutha (1886) - Wikipedia

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   Balclutha (back) at her mooring next to Eppleton Hall (front) in San Francisco. /  37.809861°N 122.42250°W  / 37.809861; -122.42250. Balclutha, also known as Star of Alaska, Pacific Queen, or Sailing Ship Balclutha, is a steel-hulled full-rigged ship that was built in 1886. She is representative of several different commercial ventures ...

5. AOL Travel - Deals, Discounts and Things to Do - AOL.com

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   Upgrade your travel with the best rewards credit cards and loyalty programs. Here are the 2024 USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice Award winners for best rewards credit cards, frequent flyer programs ...

6. Klondike Gold Rush - Wikipedia

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   The Klondike Gold Rush[ n 1] was a migration by an estimated 100,000 prospectors to the Klondike region of Yukon, in north-western Canada, between 1896 and 1899. Gold was discovered there by local miners on August 16, 1896; when news reached Seattle and San Francisco the following year, it triggered a stampede of prospectors.

7. SS California (1848) - Wikipedia

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   SS California was one of the first steamships to steam in the Pacific Ocean and the first steamship to travel from Central America to North America. She was built for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company which was founded April 18, 1848 as a joint stock company in the State of New York by a group of New York City merchants: William H. Aspinwall, Edwin Bartlett, Henry Chauncey, Mr. Alsop, G.G ...