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After the gold rush

September 3, 2009 - 2:46 pm - by Richard Fernandez
ARt Bolstad
2009-09-03 19:28:47

Louis Lamour comments in one of his western books about a town started when a wagon broke down and the owner started selling liquor off the back end.

I remember reading that towns were generally 7-8 miles apart to keep from having to ride a horse too far in one day.

When transportation improved, many of these towns lost their reason for existence and disappeared.