WTF Fun Fact – Gold For Bread February 29, 2020 During the California gold rush, a slice of bread cost $1 or $2 if you wanted it buttered. That’s the equivalent of over $28 and $56 today.–WTF Fun Facts Source:https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/gold-rush-california-was-much...
In honor of the California Gold Rush, the state later adopted “Eureka” as its official motto. 13. San Francisco survived the recession During the Great Depression, San Francisco successfully survived the worldwide recession. None of its banks went bankrupt during this time. 14. California ...
Oddly enough, some cities have gone to such great lengths to accommodate cars that they now have more parking lots than housing! The city landscape across America reveals a startling fact: in many places, there’s more room for cars than for people. From Seattle to Des Moines, the concrete...
Facts about Alaska’s history and interesting quirks 29. Alaska has Gold Rush history. Some say that during theKlondike Gold Rushin 1897, potatoes were so highly valued for their vitamin C content that miners traded gold for them. Don’t worry, we’ve got plenty of access to vitamin C-ric...
Then came the Gold Rush, and miners started diverting water to work their sluice boxes, long toms, and hydraulic cannons. Their water claims became as valuable as the gold itself, and were formally known as appropriative rights. When California became a state, it adopted both riparian and ...
Here is a peek into California’s Gold Rush Days that may surprise you. Most of us have heard about the day in 1848 when James Marshall spotted gold glittering in the tailrace of #John Sutter’s sawmill by the American River. That discovery set off a wild stampede as gold seekers raced...
Word spread fast, and the gold rush soon followed. And to think of all the digging I did as a kid, all I found were rocks and dirt. #23. Secret designs on the $1 bill link it to the original 13 colonies. If you look closely at the $1 bill, you will notice a few interesting...
calmly in his pew without moving, seemingly oblivious to the fact that God's ultimate enemy was in his presence. So Satan strode up to the man and said, "Do you know who I am?" The man replied, "Yep, sure do." "Aren't you afraid of me?" Satan asked. "Nope, sure ain't," ...
In fact, according tothe Official Nevada State Park site, the original settlers of this state were actually Mormons.Go figure. Following the discovery of gold in 1848, people flocked west in droves, with Mormon pioneers settling in Nevada in 1857. ...
So delicious in fact, this is the cake you need to make if you, or someone you love are true coffee lovers. For the past few years I have baked a Coffee and Walnut Cake for my Father in law’s birthday. Since that is his favourite cake. While I have created some cakes such as ...