Meaning of Gold Country | Babel Free

Definitions

A historic region in northern California, famed for the mineral deposits and gold mines during the California Gold Rush.

Examples

“Some areas of the Gold Country had richer placer deposits than others and drew mobs of hopefuls. A few made lucky finds, like George McKnight, who noticed a golden glitter in a rock he was going to throw at a wandering cow.”

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