The California Gold Rush Letters and Diary of James and David Lee Campbell”

Sat, Jul 30 2022

2:00pm - 3:00pm

Red Bridge Community Room

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History

Age Group

For adults

Presenter

David W. Jackson

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Thousands of overland travelers funneled through Jackson County during the first half of the 19th century on the Santa Fe, Oregon, and California Trails. Follow the trail of two young men who traveled across Missouri heading west in 1850. Did they strike it rich?

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