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'''Obelix:''' Either that or these Romans have learnt to build very fast.|''The Twelve Tasks of [[Asterix]]''}}
Sometimes a town grows very rapidly, doubling in population or more in a very short time. In [[The Wild West]], this often happened around gold or silver strikes, or where water was discovered in an arid area. While the rapid expansion lasts, the community is a
Boom towns tend to have a lot of new construction, much of it ramshackle, to house the new residents and businesses. In [[The Western|Westerns]], most of the businesses will be saloons, gambling halls, and other entertainments designed to get the newfound wealth of the residents into the business owners' pocket. Churches and schools will come later, with the maturation of the town.
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