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Lawson's map of the Gold Regions is the first map to accurately depict California's Gold Regions. Issued in January 1849, at the beginning of the California gold rush, Lawson's map was produced specifically for prospectors and miners. A Correct Map of the Bay of San Francisco and the Gold Region from actual Survey June 20th. 1849 for J.J. Jarves.
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The Southern Emigrant Trail, also known as the Gila Trail, the Kearny Trail, the Southern Trail and the Butterfield Stage Trail, was a major land route for immigration into California from the eastern United States that followed the Santa Fe Trail to New Mexico during the California Gold Rush. Unlike the more northern routes, pioneer wagons ...
A few cases exist, such as SR 110, where a defined California State Route partially overlaps with a federally defined Interstate Highway, while the remaining portion is signed as a state highway. This table only addresses the portion signed as a California State Route in these cases.
The California Gold Rush marked the first time that the search for gold was not tightly controlled by the government. By the summer of 1848, some of the first prospectors were already striking it ...
A northern route was usually called the California Trail. [1] Map of Marcy's Itineraries. Note the northern and southern 1849 trails through Texas. [2] The California Road followed the route laid out by Captain Randolph B. Marcy escorting gold seekers during the spring of 1849.