This printable word search puzzle on the topic of Westward Expansion & Industrialization contains 20 hidden words in a 24x24 letter grid. Words go horizontally, vertically, backwards, and diagonally. This word search is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
placer mining
california
fortyniner
ghosttown
grubstake
goldfever
goldfield
tailings
boomtown
argonaut
american
goldrush
diggins
mexican
panout
nugget
assay
flake
miner
lode