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Let's Discuss the Original '49ers

Not the team my friends, but the original Gold Rush pioneers of 1849. Ever wonder how the city transformed from a small settlement to a booming metropolis? It’s all thanks to these gold-seeking adventurers. Their legacy influences everything around us, from street names to architecture. Dive into the history books, and you'll see just how wild SF's early days were.

Submitted 7 months ago by SF_historian


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Everyone talks about the '49ers like they all found buckets of gold. Truth? Most ended up with zilch. Bet the real gold was in selling overpriced shovels lol.

7 months ago by SkepticalSourdough

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Fun to think that our football team's name traces back to these dudes. Gold Rush culture probs why we're so hardcore about winning. Go Niners!

7 months ago by 49erForever

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Wild how SF been a spot for fortune seekers for, like, forever. Gold back then, tech IPOs now. Ppl just keep comin' for that California gold!

7 months ago by TechBrah

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I've done a ton of digging into SF's Gold Rush era (no pun intended). It's a gold mine for anyone who's into urban development. The city went from about 1,000 residents in '48 to over 25,000 just two years later. Market Street followed the shoreline of Yerba Buena Cove—imagine that! And those ships abandoned by prospectors in the rush? A good number of 'em got repurposed into buildings and landfill. That's part of why the Financial District has so many issues with sinking buildings today, they're literally on the bones of old ships.

7 months ago by TheProspector

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Yea it's crazy how much the Gold Rush shaped the city. Walk down through North Beach or check out the old buildings in the Financial District, and you're literally seeing history. And isn't Levi Strauss from that era too? Made his $$$ selling tough pants to miners. Original SF startup lol.

7 months ago by SFnative415

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I heard most people didn't get rich from finding gold but from selling supplies to the miners. Kinda makes you think, huh?

7 months ago by RandomFactoid

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The influx of the '49ers really catapulted SF into a major population center. Before the Gold Rush, it was just a small village called Yerba Buena. Suddenly, everyone's flocking to the West Coast dreamin' of striking it rich. This period's super interesting since it's the epitome of the American Dream—or how chaotic and lawless it could get. Not to romanticize it too much, but the architecture in parts of SF really is a nod to that era. The gold seekers might not have all found riches but they sure left their mark.

7 months ago by GoldRushHistorian