MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
ELECTION OF 1848 AND THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH
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Raiders
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Rams
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49ers
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Chargers
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Detailed explanation-1: -Sorrell suggested the team be named “49ers” after 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. The original team logo depicted San Francisco’s wild beginnings.
Detailed explanation-2: -The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC), and joined the NFL in 1949 when the leagues merged. The 49ers were the first major league professional sports franchise based in San Francisco, and are the 10th oldest franchise in the NFL.
Detailed explanation-3: -Commemorating the Gold Rush The team’s name is a nod to history. The California Gold Rush began in 1848 but it took a year for the word to get out, and so by the time 1849 rolled around, thousands of fortune hunters had arrived in Northern California to mine for gold.