Alleghaney County Gold Locations

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Alleghaney County Gold Locations

Gold Mining Site NC • Alleghaney County County
Description
I have had some reports of placer gold in this county, but I am not sure of the exact location. If you have some information you would like to share use the Add information to a gold location feature.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: alleghaney_nc.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. I have had some reports of placer gold in this county, but I am not sure of the exact location. If you have some information you would like to share use the Add information to a gold location feature.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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