Gold Country
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[edit]Proper noun
[edit]- A historical region in northern California, famed for the mineral deposits and gold mines during the California Gold Rush.
- 2007, Nancy K. Williams, Haunted Hotels of the California Gold Country[1], Arcadia Publishing, →ISBN:
- Some areas of the Gold Country had richer placer deposits than others and drew mobs of hopefuls. A few made lucky finds, like George McKnight, who noticed a golden glitter in a rock he was going to throw at a wandering cow.
Further reading
[edit]- Gold Country on Wikipedia.Wikipedia