This is the grave of William Rand. Born in 1828 in Quincy, Massachusetts, Rand grew up in a religious household. His father was a minister. He grew up in the town of East Milton and he went to the local schools, pretty normal childhood. His older brother ran a print shop, so he was apprenticed to them. Maybe not much would have changed for Rand, but the California Gold Rush happened. It’s hard to overestimate what California meant for so many Am…
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