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Gold Rush 49ers, the Truckee River

Posted on May 19, 2011 by John Putnam

After the Humboldt Sink the gold rush emigrants could head south along the trail the Mormons had pioneered in 1848 or they could continue west to the Truckee River and cross the Sierra at Donner Pass. Either way they had … Continue reading →

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The heart of the mother lode

Posted on April 30, 2011 by John Putnam

Amador County calls itself “the heart of the mother lode” and a twenty-mile long belt of gold ran through the western part of the county from Plymouth, through Drytown, Amador City, and Sutter Creek, then on to Jackson. It was … Continue reading →

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Senator Fremont, the first Republican presidential candidate

Posted on April 17, 2011 by John Putnam

John Fremont undertook one final expedition west after he resigned from the army following his conviction for mutiny. With the blessing of his father-in-law, Senator Thomas Benton, he headed out from St. Louis to map a route for a railroad … Continue reading →

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John Fremont, the great pathfinder

Posted on April 17, 2011 by John Putnam

Born in Savannah, Georgia on January 21, 1813, John C. Fremont was the illegitimate child of the run-away wife of an older Revolutionary War veteran and a tutor who had fought with the Royalist in the French Revolution. In 1841 … Continue reading →

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