Hancock County Gold Locations

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Hancock County Gold Locations

Gold Mining Site MA • Hancock County County
Description
The best place to look for placer in Hancock County is in Gold Brook near Orland.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Tom Ashworth). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: hancock_ma.shtml. Map coordinates refined from text (landmark: "Hancock, Hancock County, Massachusetts, USA"). Still approximate — verify on the ground. The best place to look for placer in Hancock County is in Gold Brook near Orland.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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