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Mining towns were developed to mine resources such as gold, iron, coal, etc. They were bascically for making more money, or in some cases, such as the Calif. Gold Rush, they gave an incentive to move to the mining town.
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FranMining attracted flocks of people and provided money and an economy. This led to statehood. The greatest success story is that of California, who achieved statehood from the California Gold Rush in the 1800s.
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How where mining towns different from Mormon towns?
Mining towns were different than Mormon towns mostly because mining towns were focused on getting rich and mining, and Mormon towns were focused on religion rather than money. Mining towns were more 'rough and tumble' or 'wild west' than Mormon towns, which were more peaceful and civilized and had a lot more women and children. However, in the west, some Mormon towns were also mining towns. Nevertheless, most Mormon towns were farming, ranching, or industrial communities.
What happened to the mining towns which developed in the West between 1860 and 1890?
I know some things that were involved in mining towns such as: Diseases like malaria, diarrhea and scurvy. The things below also took place in the mining towns: Saloons Work Money Prostitutes shacks(in where they lived) Minors Gambling Racism. Claim-jumping Why? because as people discovered from the newspapers about there being gold in the west everyone rushed to the west to claim some gold.
Did they have electricity in the old west?
Surprisingly - yes! Many of the larger mining towns and camps had numerous resources including electricity, the telephone & telegraph, and water systems. Some of the smaller towns probably never had the chance to develop such resources. Major towns, especially those that developed in the late 1880's and 1890's did have such resources!
What led to the start of boom-towns in the west?
The term boomtown was used to describe a town that grew quickly around gold-minning areas.
First major industry to attract large numbersof people to the west?
gold mining.
