Front Royal — Warren County

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Front Royal — Warren County

Gold Mining Site VA • Warren County County
Description
The Gooney (Manor) Mine is about 3 miles southwest of Front Royal's city limits, about a quarter mile off the south side of U.S. 340.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: warren_va.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Area: Front Royal. Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. The Gooney (Manor) Mine is about 3 miles southwest of Front Royal's city limits, about a quarter mile off the south side of U.S. 340.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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