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On this day in 1848, the schooner Honolulu docked in Portland. After quickly purchasing all the picks and shovels available in the town's two hardware stores, the ship's captain announced that gold had been discovered in California. Two thirds of Portland's male population, including a future governor of California, left to join the rush, but not before buying out the captain's supply of implements at several times the original price.
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