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
Second layer. Thats going to be the case today. Radar and satellites show us unlike yesterday we should be for the most part dry. Clear conditions over us right now. There are clouds and isolated showers that are lingering offshore. Those could brush the jersey shore. Otherwise for the rest of us, sunny, clear, low humidity. Look at this. Theres nothing heading our way. No cold front, storm center, anything that will change our pattern. Not going to happen. Instead we ee going to head into an extended dry spell. Were at 50 degrees but well be about 55 at noon. Were trending a little warmering but really just a little. Coming up in a few minutes well talk about the forecast highs neighborhood by neighborhood and well look at the Bigger Picture throughout your workweek. O. J. Simpson is out of prison. This video was released showing him walking out of prison after serving nine years. The 07yearold former football legend told the parole board he wanted to move back to florida, but the Flo
Im take a closer look at the futurecast to show you which neighborhoods will get them and which will miss out this afternoon when im back in ten minutes. First lets see how the traffic is moving. Jessica boyington has a first alert update. Yeah, watching the rain, too. Watching it here on the boulevard. Cameras just around 17th street. You see rain covering the camera lens. Northbound and southbound on the boulevard, dealing with rhett roads. Definitely with some of these popup showers, youll want to watch for some reduced visibility or slippery spots. In old city, watch for a traffic light thats malfunctioning on north 2nd around callow hill street. Not busy at least for now. Use caution when traveling by. Mass transit, watching sent acht west trenton train septa. West trenton rain 1522 running late. Amtrak, septa, and patco on time. In london, fire raged through an Apartment Building as hundreds of residents slept. Officials say there are confirmed fatalities. They dont know how many