Traveled to california, the physical geography of the area and evolving Technology Used to mine gold. Good morning everybody. The topic of our lecture is the history of the gold rush and i will talk mainly about california in the years following 1848. But gold played a very, very Important Role in American History. Think back to the conquistadors, one of the things they were fascinating about was the quest for gold. An unquenchable desire for Precious Metals, gold above all, but also silver. When the first settlers came to jamestown they were hoping to find the same supplies of gold found by the spaniards and bitter disappointment not to find gold in the whats now virginia and brought with them jewelers and gold smiths. Americas first gold rush took place in georgia in 1829 in north georgia. If youve been about 100 miles north, you would see the old lump kin county courthouse has been converted into a gold mining museum. Its about 100 miles up the road. What happened was, first gold wa
But also silver. When the first settlers came to jamestown they were hoping to find the same supplies of gold found by the spaniards and bitter disappointment not to find gold in the whats now virginia and brought with them jewelers and gold smiths. Americas first gold rush took place in georgia in 1829 in north georgia. If youve been about 100 miles north, you would see the old lump kin county courthouse has been converted into a gold mining museum. Its about 100 miles up the road. What happened was, first gold was discovered and people started pouring into the area in huge numbers because of the intoxicating possibility that gold would make them wealthy quickly. Until then this had been an area really beyond the line of settlement. But suddenly now the White Settlement catches up very quickly. Here is the governor, george gilmore, describing what it was like meeting the georgia miners in 1829. Many thousands of idle people flocked into georgia from every point of the compass whose pe
On lectures in history, Emory University professor, Patrick Allitt teaches a class about the California Gold rush of the mid1800s. He talks about the evolving Technology Used to mine gold. Good morning, everybody. Morning. My lecture today is the history of the gold rush. And im going to talk mainly about california in the years immediately following 1848. But goallds played a very Important Role in history. The history the conquest, first of the aztecs and then the incas is an unquenchable thirst for gold. When the first english settlers came to jamestown in 1607, one of the things they were hoping to find was gold like the spaniards. They brought with them jewelers and goldsmiths. But americas first gold rush took very close to where we are now in georgia. In 1829. This was the georgia gold rush in north georgia. About to the town of deloniga, the courthouse has been converted into a gold mine museum. First gold was discovered and people started pouring into the area in huge numbers
Important role in history. The history the conquest, first of the aztecs and then the incas is an unquenchable thirst for gold. When the first english settlers came to jamestown in 1607, one of the things they were hoping to find was gold like the spaniards. They brought with them jewelers and goldsmiths. But americas first gold rush took very close to where we are now in georgia. In 1829. This was the georgia gold rush in north georgia. About to the town of deloniga, the courthouse has been converted into a gold mine museum. First gold was discovered and people started pouring into the area in huge numbers because of the intoxicating possibility that gold would make them wealthy quickly. Until then, this had been an area really beyond the lean ine settlement. But suddenly, now, White Settlement catches up very quickly. And heres gorge gilmer talking about what it was like meeting the georgia miners. Many thousands flocked into georgia from every point of the compass, whose pentup prop
Patrick allitt teaches a class about the California Gold rush of the mid1800s. He talks about the evolving Technology Used to mine gold. Good morning, everybody. Morning. My lecture today is the history of the gold rush. And im going to talk mainly about california in the years immediately following 1848. But goallds played a very Important Role in history. The history the conquest, first of the aztecs and then the incas is an unquenchable thirst for gold. When the first english settlers came to jamestown in 1607, one of the things they were hoping to find was gold like the spaniards. They brought with them jewelers and goldsmiths. But americas first gold rush took very close to where we are now in georgia. In 1829. This was the georgia gold rush in north georgia. About to the town of deloniga, the courthouse has been converted into a gold mine museum. First gold was discovered and people started pouring into the area in huge numbers because of the intoxicating possibility that gold wo