What effect did the discovery of gold and silver have on the development of towns and communities in the West?

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What effect did the discovery of gold and silver have on the development of towns and communities in the West?

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Richard Franco · Answer 1

Communities were formed to serve the needs of miners & motivated timely completion of the transcontinental railroad which led to further settlement & growth

Boomtowns came up almost overnight because people wanted gold & they stayed there