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What state is the 49ers?
The 49ers were people that headed out to the state of California in search of gold beginning in 1849. The 49ers football team, who play in the Bay Area of California, were named after these gold seekers.
In what state did 49ers flock in search of gold?
They went to Sacramento California.
What does the term 49ers refer to?
The 49ers were gold miners that went to California to mine for gold in 1849.
Why gold rush called 49ers?
The 49ers were all of the miners. The California Gold Rush occured in 1849, ergo, the miners, or people who went west in search for gold, were dubbed "'49ers."
What group of Americans went to California looking for gold?
the 49ers
How the 49ers got there name?
The name "49ers" comes from "Forty-niners" - the name given to the gold prospectors who arrived in Northern California around 1849 during the California Gold Rush. The name was suggested to reflect the voyagers who had rushed the West for gold. It is the only name the team has ever been affiliated with and San Francisco is the only city in which it has resided
Why were gold rush prospectors called 49ers?
They were referred to as "49ers" because that was the year the California gold rush started (1849).
Why did the 49ers go west?
They went west because of the California Gold Rush.
What the 49ers we're looking for?
gold
Which state is known as Golden State?
California is called the Golden State because of the California Gold Rush in San Francisco in 1849. (That gold rush also named the San Francisco 49ers football team).
When was the first big strike of Gold in California?
Nevad was the first silver strike and California was the first gold strike. Nevad was the first silver strike and California was the first gold strike.
Why were miners called 49ers?
The NFL team was named for the thousands of fortune seekers who traveled West in 1849 after gold was discovered in California on January 24, 1948.
