Betty
they called it the land of gold or something that had to do with gold
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That was the simplest and most obvious name: it was a gold rush that occurred in California!
California. The name hasn't changed.
gold rushers
billy
James Marshall
The name of the first major newspaper from the East Coast to report on the gold in California was the "New York Herald." The date of the newspaper reporting on the gold discovery in California was January 1, 1848.
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The name "49ers" comes from 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
I believe they were called "greenhorns".
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