By Tom Ashworth — UNION COUNTY, GEORGIA County

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By Tom Ashworth — UNION COUNTY, GEORGIA County

Gold Mining Site GA • UNION COUNTY, GEORGIA County County
Description
South of Blairsville there are many old placer workings. Northwest of Blairsville by 5 miles you will find, in Teece Valley 1 mile below the highway crossing, a gravel deposit that contains placer gold.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Tom Ashworth). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: union_ga.shtml. Area: by Tom Ashworth. Map coordinates refined from text (landmark: "Tom, UNION COUNTY, GEORGIA County, Georgia, USA"). Still approximate — verify on the ground. South of Blairsville there are many old placer workings. Northwest of Blairsville by 5 miles you will find, in Teece Valley 1 mile below the highway crossing, a gravel deposit that contains placer gold.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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