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boom town



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Marysville was a gold rush boom town, more populous in 1860 than any other city in the state except for San Francisco and Sacramento.

From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2024

Laukkaing took on the character of a Wild West boom town, where anything goes and anything can be bought and sold.

From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2023

When the lake still existed, Keeler was a boom town.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 7, 2022

For 10 years, downtown was a boom town, an improbable refutation of its history as a 9-to-5 enclave for commuters only.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2020

In a boom town like Rochester, they watched as men of their class turned into financial and social success stories.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock


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