NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Gold rush (disambiguation)

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Categories: Disambiguation A California Gold Rush handbill A gold rush is a period of feverish migration of workers into the area of a dramatic discovery of commercial quantities of gold. ... After the Gold Rush is a 1970 album released by Neil Young, one of four released by each member of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, all receiving wide-spread exposure in the wake of their chart-topping DÃ©jÃ Vu album of earlier in the year. ... After the Gold Rush is the titular song of Neil Youngs 1970 album. ... The Gold Rush is a 1925 silent film comedy written, directed, and starring Charlie Chaplin in his Little Tramp role. ... Gold Rush! is a graphic adventure game released by Sierra Entertainment in 1988. ... Goldrush formed in the late 1990s under the name Whispering Bob after the DJ Whispering Bob Harris (radio), who frontman Robin Bennett once served when working in the local SPAR shop. ...

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Wikipedia: California (2049 words)
	The state's official nickname is "The Golden State" (referring to the California gold rush) and its U.S. Postal abbreviation is CA.
	But after gold was discovered, the population burgeoned with Americans and a few Europeans in the great Gold Rush.
	A California Republic was founded and the Bear Flag was flown that featured a golden bear and a star.

California - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (6645 words)
	The California Gold Rush of 1849 brought a huge population of immigrants into the area, and California became the 31st state of the United States in 1850.
	California's nickname The Golden State is in reference to the California Gold Rush, and not to the golden brown summer hillsides as is sometimes stated.
	But after gold was discovered, the population burgeoned with Americans, Europeans, and other immigrants in the great California gold rush.

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