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The term "49ers" was used to refer to the gold miners who migrated to California in 1849 during the California Gold Rush. The name comes from the year 1849, which was the peak of the migration when thousands of people rushed to California in search of gold.
They were called 49'ers because of the year the rush happened (1849)
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The gold rush of 1849
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.
The discovery of Gold
the discovery of gold
It is estimated that around 20,000 Chinese immigrants arrived in California between 1849 and 1852. This was in response to the California Gold Rush, as many Chinese immigrants sought opportunities in mining and other industries in California during this period.
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The gold Rush had attracted many people to migrate and to come to California in 1848 and 1849. THE GOLD RUSH
The discovery of Gold