Rough and Ready Company of miners
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The Rough and Ready Company of miners was a mid-19th-century gold rush mining group whose presence and influence led to the naming of the town of Rough and Ready, California.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gold mining company
ⓘ
historical organization ⓘ mining company ⓘ |
| activeDuring | California Gold Rush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| activeInDecade | 1850s ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Rough and Ready, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| economicSector | extractive industry ⓘ |
| formedBy | gold miners ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
hard‑rock mining
ⓘ
placer mining ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | place name Rough and Ready, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableImpactOn | local toponymy of Rough and Ready, California ⓘ |
| hasReputation | rough frontier mining outfit ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | American Old West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry | gold mining ⓘ |
| influencedNameOf | Rough and Ready, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Nevada County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | “Rough and Ready” (nickname of Zachary Taylor) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedAs | miners’ company ⓘ |
| partOfEvent | California Gold Rush migration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Sierra Nevada foothills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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