Famous People of the California Gold Rush Compiled by Kimberley Maywald February, 2007.
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Transcript of Famous People of the California Gold Rush Compiled by Kimberley Maywald February, 2007.
Famous People of the California Gold Rush
Compiled byKimberley Maywald
February, 2007
These were all people who became famous without mining for gold!
John Sutter
Envisioned an agricultural empire near the American River
Wanted discovery of gold kept secret
Never did appreciate the opportunities of the Gold Rush, and left California penniless
James Marshall
Discovered gold pebbles while building Sutter’s Mill
Feared the effects of potential prospectors, who eventually forced him off his land
Also died nearly penniless
Henry Wells and William Fargo Decided to profit from
Gold Rush by providing services to miners
Created Wells, Fargo & Co. for banking, mail, and stage coach services
Generated tremendous wealth as entrepreneurs
Levi Strauss
Ran a successful dry-goods store
Patented canvas pants with riveted pockets
Now called Levis
Mark Twain
Born Samuel Clemens
Headed West for the Gold Rush
Became a famous writer of his experiences
Sam Brannan
Bought all mining tools in area
Announced gold was found
Made a fortune selling tools, then other necessities, to miners
Became a millionaire
Lotta Crabtree
Began acting on stages at age 6
Made lots of money entertaining miners
Later traveled the world
Nellie Chapman
Married a dentist and studied dentistry from him
Later practiced as a dentist with her own patients
She also wrote and composed: a talented lady!
Eliza Farnham
• As a young widow, she was matron of Sing Sing prison
• Believed women would “civilize” the miners
• Advocated social reforms
Georgiana Kirby
A pioneer of Santa Cruz during the Gold Rush
Advocated education, freedom, and equal rights for all
Has a private school named for her
ResourcesPicture credits: All ClipArt from Microsoft ClipArtSam Brannan, William Fargo, James Marshall, Levis Strauss, John Sutter, & Henry Wells from
en.wikipedia.org Mark Twain: www.marktwainhouse.orgEliza Farnham & Georgiana Kirby: www.goldrush.com/~joann/Nellie Chapman: www.ncgold.com/goldrushtown/people/html.Lotta Crabtree: www.ncgold.com/History/LottaCrabtree/lotta.html
Information: Most of the information regarding the men came from the PBS movie “The Gold Rush”, directed by
Boettcher & Trinklein, 1996.Eliza Farnham & Georgiana Kirby: www.goldrush.com/~joann/ Lotta Crabtree: www.ncgold.com/History/LottaCrabtree/lotta.htmlNellie Chapman: www.ncgold.com/goldrushtown/people/html
Video Clips from United Streaming:chp890500 and chp905920
Excellent sites for the Gold Rush:www.historichwy49.comwww.museumca.org/goldrush/www.ncgold.com/goldrushtown/