Kind of supplies of gold that have been found by the spaniards. It was a source of bitter disappointment to not find gold in what is now virginia. They brought with him jewelers and goldsmiths. Americas first Gold Rush took place close to us in georgia in 1829, this was the Georgia Gold Rush in north georgia. If youve been about hundred miles north of here you can see that the old County Courthouse has been converted into mining museum. It is about 100 miles up the road. What happened was, the first gold was discovered, then suddenly people start pouring into the area, huge numbers. Because of the intoxicating possibility that gold would make them wealthy quickly. And tell them, this had been an area behind the line of settlement. But suddenly, the white settlement catches up very quickly. Here is the governor, describing what it was like meeting the georgia miners in 1829. Many thousands of idle profit people flocked into georgia from every point of the compass. Whos pentup vicious pr
The bipartisan Infrastructure Bill. It is the first big bipartisan Thing Weve done in a while and i think its long overdue. It is great to see you all. Yesterday the senate passed the bipartisan Structure Bill and a significant milestone on the road towards making what we all know are long overdue and much needed investments. As gretchen when she said, just fix the roads, dam it damn it. I want to thank work and for all of you and my administration with members of congress, with the media, to highlight the need to make these investments on our nations if a structure. Mayors, governors, tribal, county Littles County leaders local officials at every level, you know there is no such thing as a democratic vote or republican bridge. You know its not working. You know what it means to be accountable to the people you serve and to focus on solving in your communities. Cities and counties cannot do it alone. They need the federal government to be a partner. Solving problems and eating a partne
The bipartisan Infrastructure Bill. It is the first big bipartisan Thing Weve done in a while and i think its long overdue. It is great to see you all. Yesterday the senate passed the bipartisan Structure Bill and a significant milestone on the road towards making what we all know are long overdue and much needed investments. As gretchen when she said, just fix the roads, dam it damn it. I want to thank work and for all of you and my administration with members of congress, with the media, to highlight the need to make these investments on our nations if a structure. Mayors, governors, tribal, county Littles County leaders local officials at every level, you know there is no such thing as a democratic vote or republican bridge. You know its not working. You know what it means to be accountable to the people you serve and to focus on solving in your communities. Cities and counties cannot do it alone. They need the federal government to be a partner. Solving problems and eating a partne
The bipartisan Infrastructure Bill. It is the first big bipartisan Thing Weve done in a while and i think its long overdue. It is great to see you all. Yesterday the senate passed the bipartisan Structure Bill and a significant milestone on the road towards making what we all know are long overdue and much needed investments. As gretchen when she said, just fix the roads, dam it damn it. I want to thank work and for all of you and my administration with members of congress, with the media, to highlight the need to make these investments on our nations if a structure. Mayors, governors, tribal, county Littles County leaders local officials at every level, you know there is no such thing as a democratic vote or republican bridge. You know its not working. You know what it means to be accountable to the people you serve and to focus on solving in your communities. Cities and counties cannot do it alone. They need the federal government to be a partner. Solving problems and eating a partne
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