Mural #7

    The seventh mural entitled “The Californian Gold Rush” painted in 2006 was also the third mural in a Day  project.

    With the discovery of gold in California in 1848, and it’s statehood in 1870, and the resulting emigration to the west, the interest of the government in exploring a rail link to the Pacific became serious. Not only would a Pacific railroad help build population and expand commerce, it was also an important element in defending the nations borders by providing a means of economy and rapidly transporting  the army and it’s provisions to the remote posts beyond the Mississippi.

    The weather was exceptionally hot for April and all our painters wore hats and carried water flasks to combat the heat.

    The Master artist was Kathy Fierro.

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