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In fall of 1848, news of the California gold strike hit the East. The following spring, thousands of gold seekers traveled by overland trails and by ship to the "gold fields." Most of these "forty-niners" had never before left the places where they had grown up. Their journeys would be unforgettable.
The forty-niners traveled by three main routes. Pick one and see what happened.
Distance: about 3,000 miles
Estimated travel time: 3 to 7 months
Distance: 7,000 miles
Estimated travel time: 2 to 3 months
Distance: 15,000 miles
Estimated travel time: 4 to 8 months |
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