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The California Gold Rush
500,000 people rushed, 81 million dollars were found in gold and silver per year, Sacramento and San Francisco were both boom towns, Lasting effect was that there was a head start Califonia's new economy -
Comstock Lode Silver Rush
17,000 people rushed, 900 million ounces of silver were discovered, Virginia City was a boomtown, a lasting effect was Nevada became a state -
Aspen Silver Rush
3,000+ people rushed, 80,000 dollars worth of silve was discovered,the boom town was Aspen, lasting effects were population growth -
Black Hills Gold Rush
17,000 people rushed, $1,500,000 dollars worth of gold as discovered, a boomtown was Deadwood, the Sioux were exiled from their territory -
The Telluride Rush
5,000 people rushed telluride, CO, $360,000,000 dollars worth of gold was discovered, a boomtown was Telluride, a lasting effect was population growth -
Klondike Gold Rush and Alaskan Gold Rush
Yukon stil thrived and gold was mined by the yukon and Klondike rivers for many years to come.
100,000 people rushed, $30,000,000 dollars worth of gold was discovered, boomtowns were Yukon and Dawson City, a lasting effect is that Yukon remained successful as a city
