Etowah River — LUMPKIN COUNTY, GEORGIA County

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Etowah River — LUMPKIN COUNTY, GEORGIA County

Gold Mining Site GA • LUMPKIN COUNTY, GEORGIA County County
Description
Contains Placer Gold. Reported By:Dan Shannon Hey Tom here is where I found gold! My favorite is the Etowah River south of Castleberry bridge which is south of about 4 mines on the north side of the bridge. Turner/David property. Baggs Creek south of the Blackburn park area. The south branch of Calhoun creek passes south of 2 mines whose tailings were washed into it.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: lumpkin_ga.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Area: ETOWAH RIVER. Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. Contains Placer Gold. Reported By:Dan Shannon Hey Tom here is where I found gold! My favorite is the Etowah River south of Castleberry bridge which is south of about 4 mines on the north side of the bridge. Turner/David property. Baggs Creek south of the Blackburn park area. The south branch of Calhoun creek passes south of 2 mines whose tailings were washed into it.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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