Boomtown
The term boomtown was used to describe a town that grew quickly around gold-minning areas.
Boomtown
A town that is extremely bustling and busy.
Boomtown Rats.
Ghost Town Gold - 2012 Boomtown or Bust 1-1 was released on: USA: 15 November 2012
The term boomtown was used to describe a town that grew quickly around gold-minning areas.
A town that grew up overnight around a mining site is commonly referred to as a "boomtown" due to its rapid and temporary population growth driven by the mining industry.
The term boomtown was used to describe a town that grew quickly around gold-minning areas.
There are various names that can may be given to such a town. A few popular ones are "railway town," "railroad town," "whistle stop," "boomtown," and "stationsby."
Generally speaking a "Boomtown" was a town that experienced sudden growth for some reason; normally the discovery of a natural resource or the implementation of man made resources to facilitate growth (army bases, industrial complexes).
The Boomtown Rats was created in 1975.