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California sent him across the continent in 1849, and along the way he panned a little gold in the Sweetwater River, in southwest Wyoming just east of the Rockies. During the next few years Russell moved restlessly - home to Georgia, back to the Pacific, then home again in 1852. Then, through his Cherokee connections Russell heard about an 1849 discovery of gold along the
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According to City and County of Denver records, the parcel of land at 37th and Vine street known as
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468:Colleges
420:Colorado
282:See also
221:smallpox
165:Oklahoma
127:Cherokee
93:American
1430:Regions
1355:Prowers
1305:Mineral
1290:Lincoln
1280:Larimer
1250:Jackson
1215:Fremont
1205:El Paso
1195:Douglas
1190:Dolores
1170:Crowley
1160:Conejos
1145:Chaffee
1135:Boulder
1110:Alamosa
922:Holyoke
907:Greeley
832:Durango
742:Boulder
717:Alamosa
664:Economy
654:Culture
637:Society
598:Symbols
588:Slavery
543:Museums
503:History
458:Outline
119:Georgia
89:Russell
1405:Teller
1400:Summit
1360:Pueblo
1350:Pitkin
1325:Morgan
1310:Moffat
1225:Gilpin
1210:Elbert
1185:Denver
1175:Custer
1057:Victor
1027:Salida
1012:Pueblo
897:Golden
882:Fruita
827:Denver
817:Dacono
802:Cortez
732:Aurora
722:Arvada
709:Cities
699:Sports
618:Trails
583:Rivers
508:Images
440:Topics
430:Denver
263:, and
212:placer
1375:Routt
1335:Ouray
1330:Otero
1295:Logan
1260:Kiowa
1230:Grand
1200:Eagle
1180:Delta
1105:Adams
1017:Rifle
1007:Ouray
947:Lamar
847:Evans
822:Delta
807:Craig
757:Brush
727:Aspen
649:Crime
613:Towns
523:Lists
453:Index
416:State
103:miner
85:Green
58:Green
1420:Yuma
1415:Weld
1340:Park
1300:Mesa
1275:Lake
1130:Bent
1125:Baca
1087:Yuma
1082:Wray
345:2006
101:and
96:gold
44:1877
41:Died
29:1818
26:Born
518:Law
418:of
197:USD
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