Hiram — Oxford County

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Hiram — Oxford County

Gold Mining Site MA • Oxford County County
Description
Around the area of Cutler Mountain, is the Frenchman's Gold Mine. It was mainly feldspar and mica with gold traces in quartz.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Tom Ashworth). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: oxford_ma.shtml. Area: Hiram. Map coordinates are an approximate county/area centroid — not a precise claim site. Around the area of Cutler Mountain, is the Frenchman's Gold Mine. It was mainly feldspar and mica with gold traces in quartz.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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