They were people that followed the 'gold rush' of 1849. They did not import the west it was already there.
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Because West Virginia wasn't a state until 1863.
The 49ers were gold miners that went to California to mine for gold in 1849.
Slaves were imported to the slavemaster took them to.
The 49ers are important in history because they became the first major league professional sports franchise to be based in San Francisco.
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.
They have always been the 49ers ever since coming into the league. They were the 49ers BEFORE they came into the (National Football) League. They played in the short-lived All-America Football Conference for that league's four years. The 49ers, original Cleveland Browns, and original Baltimore Colts joined the NFL in 1950 after the AAFC disbanded.
The miners who came west to California during the Gold Rush were often called "Forty-Niners" because they arrived in 1849 seeking gold.
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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."
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Most of the diamond and gold minerals are not the natural resource of the west. Most of these minerals are imported from Africa,