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In 1849 A.D, the California gold fields were rushed into by fortune seekers who came to be known as '49ers. They might just as easily have gained the nickname "rushers" or "gold-diggers".
San Francisco happened to be the closest port of call for those who "rounded the Horn" by ship rather than face the ordeals of crossing the country by wagon.
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