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July 23rd, 2026
Daily puzzle · Medium · Topographic map
Theme: Gold Rush Towns
Each city boomed on gold. San Francisco exploded with the California rush of 1849, and Johannesburg sprang from South Africa's Witwatersrand reef, still the source of much of the world's gold. Ballarat and Kalgoorlie built Australia's fortunes, and Dawson City rose overnight in the frozen Yukon during the Klondike stampede.
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San Francisco, CaliforniaBoomed in the 1849 California Gold Rush.
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Johannesburg, South AfricaGrew from South Africa's gold-bearing reef.
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Ballarat, AustraliaVictorian city built on the Australian gold rush.
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Dawson City, YukonYukon town of the Klondike gold stampede.
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Kalgoorlie, AustraliaWestern Australian gold-mining town.