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SS Central America: Haunting photos recovered from the 'ship of gold' wreck on ocean floor
In 1857, the SS Central America, also known as the "ship of gold", sank off the coast of the US state of South Carolina, along with some new-found riches from the California Gold Rush. It was a ...
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World's oldest known jeans found in 1857 shipwreck sell for $114,000
The jeans were among 270 Gold Rush-era memorabilia that sold for nearly ... The items came from the SS Central America, also known as the "ship of gold", a 280-foot (85-meter) steamer that brought ...
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The California Gold Rush
Sandwiched between the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and the Civil War in 1861, the California Gold Rush is considered by ... to the California coast by ship. Thousands of people from the Sandwich ...
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The Gold Rush crushed Native Americans. How the US whitewashed history
But that's only one part of the sta gold rush story. Historians tell Insider the era touted for discovery and expansion is actually responsible for one of the bloodies periods in US history - a ...