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The name "49ers" comes from "Forty-niners" - the name given to the gold prospectors who arrived in Northern California around 1849 during the California Gold Rush. The name was suggested to reflect the voyagers who had rushed the West for gold. It is the only name the team has ever been affiliated with and San Francisco is the only city in which it has resided
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∙ 14y agoIn 1849 miners in the area near San Francisco found gold. These miners and the rush of new miners to the area in search of fortune became known as 49ers.
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∙ 16y agoIn 1849 there was a gold strike in Calif. and masses of Easterners flock to Calif. to prospect for Gold hence the 49ers.
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Is NFL peoples favorite football team?
49ers
Which season was Joe Montana's last with the 49ers?
1992
How did Hollis Woods get her name?
Hollis Woods got her name because she was abandoned in the woods n someone sent a letter telling them to name her Hollis..... That's how she got the name Hollis Woods
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San Francisco 49ers
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The San Francisco 49ers got their name from the 49ers in the old days that found gold. And then the 49ers in the old days got their names because they found the very first gold ever in 1849!
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5.
How did the 49ers get their name and what did they do?
SF 1849ers. There
Name two natural resources of the tundra?
49ers
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They Mostly Came By Land Which Was the Cheapest
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76ers and 49ers
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Santa Clara Stadium
When did they come up with the name 49ers?
it is named after the gold rush
What NFL team name is seven squared?
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The San Francisco 49ers.
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