The California Gold Rush: Entrepreneurialism and Economic Development
Thesis
Stimulation of Industries
Lumber
Agriculture
Other Industries
Serving the Miners
General Stores
Saloons and Brothels
Banks
The Railroad
Demand for Railroad
Gold Rush Connections
Impact of the Railroad
Process Paper
Annotated Bibliography
Saloons and Brothels
Saloons
In CA, miners who had just struck it rich wanted to celebrate
Only places of entertainment were saloons
Saloons gave miners an entertaining and lively place to drink, gamble
Brothels
Brothels often combined with saloons
In CA during Gold Rush, 90% of population was male
Men desired female interaction, drove demand for brothels
Men sometimes paid just to play cards with women, be in their company
An artist's depiction of a saloon in Gold Rush California
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