Cornwall — Lebanon County

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Cornwall — Lebanon County

Gold Mining Site PA • Lebanon County County
Description
South of Cornwall and just northwest of a road at Big Hill, on old route 322, there are some extensive mine dumps that have gold traces in them. Nearby that is the Cornwall Iron Mine, opened in 1742 for iron with small amounts of copper, has produced 37,459 ounces of gold as a by product since 1908, but mostly after 1937.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: lebanon_pa.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Area: Cornwall. Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. South of Cornwall and just northwest of a road at Big Hill, on old route 322, there are some extensive mine dumps that have gold traces in them. Nearby that is the Cornwall Iron Mine, opened in 1742 for iron with small amounts of copper, has produced 37,459 ounces of gold as a by product since 1908, but mostly after 1937.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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