boom town

Noun

Meaning

a town enjoying sudden prosperity

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Mission San Jose District At the time of the California Gold Rush, a boom town grew up around the old Mission, to equip and transport 49ers overland to the gold fields. Source: Internet

Fort McMurray, a distinctly twenty-first-century boom town, does a remarkably good job of insulating itself from the industry that makes its economy thrum. Source: Internet

This week in The Hur Herald we'll take a peek at some of our favorite places in next door Ritchie County, starting first with former boom town Cairo, which was first settled in 1821. Source: Internet

Career in Chicago He moved to Chicago as a young engineer, as it was a boom town that was expanding rapidly. Source: Internet

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