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January 30, 2023
A vintage photo of a small settlement in New Mexico's mountainous landscape, featuring several wooden buildings that hark back to the Gold Rush era. Sparse vegetation is visible in the foreground, adding to the historic allure of this scene near Dolores.
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Dolores, New Mexico – The West’s First Gold Rush

In 1821, Spain signed the Treaty of Córdova and New Mexico became part of the new Republic of Mexico. In 1827, placer gold was discovered in the Ortiz Mountains south of Santa Fe, the mining camp of Dolores sprang up almost overnight, and the first gold rush in the West began – 22 years before...
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