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49ers in Surprise, AZ?
November 10th, 2007 Categories: Surprise AZ Real Estate
The great football team of the eighties, the San Francisco 49ers, are coming to play the Arizona Cardinals in late November of this year, I have not heard whether they will make it to Surprise. But, now that I have your attention, let’s talk about the real 49ers.
Quick history of the 49ers 
It’s 1848 in northern California and a man named John Sutter discovered Gold. Not the black liquid gold that Jed Clampett discovered in Tennessee, but real GOLD. Word spread quickly and by 1849 people from all over the world were flocking to California to strike it rich. The population soared that year, hence the name, the 49ers. Long story short, some got really rich and some did well, but most of the wealth was made catering to the transplants (Levi’s Jeans and Wells Fargo Bank were started during the gold rush). Others did well, but most got a nibble of the gold pie and came out with nothing. A lot lost their life. Are you seeing where this is going……….
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