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Mormons were traveling west in search of religious freedom. 49ers were traveling west in search of wealth.
They went west because of the California Gold Rush.
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49ers began their treks from many places in the United States. However, many converged on St. Louis to use the river for a part of the journey west.
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."
They were people that followed the 'gold rush' of 1849. They did not import the west it was already there.
They leave Chicago and head west to 'Wally World'.
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Bill Walsh, who later won three Super Bowls as head coach of the San Francisco 49ers (1978-1988). It was during his tenure in Cincinnati that Walsh created the West Coast Offense.