James Creek — Forsyth County

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James Creek — Forsyth County

Gold Mining Site GA • Forsyth County County
Description
Reported By: Michael Fredericks Minor placer where James Creek flows into the Chattahotchee. Reported By: Dan Shannon The hydraulic mine east for Cumming is a gravel quarry now and because of the lake man made lake, its not very possible to get much further east of Cumming. I would recommend removing it from the where to find gold list. The Etowah river passes through the very upper tip of the county. As in Dawson there is gold there. ADD INFORMATION ON A GOLD BEARING LOCATION
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: forsyth_ga.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Area: James Creek. Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. Reported By: Michael Fredericks Minor placer where James Creek flows into the Chattahotchee. Reported By: Dan Shannon The hydraulic mine east for Cumming is a gravel quarry now and because of the lake man made lake, its not very possible to get much further east of Cumming. I would recommend removing it from the where to find gold list. The Etowah river passes through the very upper tip of the county. As in Dawson there is gold there. ADD INFORMATION ON A GOLD BEARING LOCATION
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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