Sentences with phrase «california gold fields»

Over the next several decades, Alcatraz served the U.S. Army well, both as a strategic location protecting the hugely valuable California gold fields, and as a prison site for military offenders during the Civil War and Spanish - American War.
Sheep farms went west with the rest of the population, and the dogs made it possible for shepherds to control large flocks on a journey from New Mexico to the California gold fields to feed settlers and travelers.
He made a small fortune in the northern California gold fields, then lost it in a shipwreck off Florida, and was drawn back to Kansas in 1854 by his memories of the beautiful prairie and dreams of founding a business along the busy covered wagon trail he had seen five years before.

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At 29, this Santa Clarita, California native is a four - time track and field Olympic gold medalist.
As the only facility in Los Angeles that pairs veterinarians certified in acupuncture and rehabilitation with Doctors of Physical Therapy certified in canine rehabilitation, California Animal Rehabilitation represents the gold standard in the field.
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