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Gold Bluffs beach gold

California · Gold Bluffs, coast near Orick (Humboldt County)
Gold Bluffs beach gold
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In 1850 the black sands of the Klamath and Humboldt coast near Orick sparked a mania, with promoters claiming the beach itself was paved with gold. There is real fine gold in the sand, but never the fortune that was promised.

Where it is

Gold Bluffs, coast near Orick (Humboldt County)
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The source

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prairie_Creek_Redwoods_State_Park