Archive for the ‘History’ Category

did most of the 49er’s get rich during the california gold rush?

Monday, December 8th, 2008
49er
xunderpants asked:


i am doing a research paper on the california gold rush and i need some information, did all of the people that went to california found gold and get rich or wwas it like only 100 people out of 600,000people that got rich……….. and was it really worth going to california

Darren

Tags: , ,
Posted in History | 4 Comments »

What exactly does the term “49er” mean?

Sunday, July 27th, 2008
49er
generalche22 asked:


I am not talking about the football team. I know that the 49ers were the people who came to California during the gold rush, but why are they called that?

Melanie

Tags: , ,
Posted in History | 4 Comments »

How did the name 49ers originate?

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
49ers
The Unnoticed asked:


In 1950 the San Francisco 49ers were the first major-league professional football team on the West Coast. How did the name 49ers originate?

Lori

Tags: , ,
Posted in History | 3 Comments »