Oxford County Gold Locations

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Oxford County Gold Locations

Gold Mining Site MA • Oxford County County
Description
The most likely spots to find placer gold in this county are: Gold Brook near Bowman, East Branch of the Swift River near Byron, Black Mountain Brook near Rumford, the Androscoggin River near Rumford, The Bear River near Newry and Berdeen Stream near Houghton.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Tom Ashworth). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: oxford_ma.shtml. Map coordinates refined from text (landmark: "Brook, Oxford County, Massachusetts, USA"). Still approximate — verify on the ground. The most likely spots to find placer gold in this county are: Gold Brook near Bowman, East Branch of the Swift River near Byron, Black Mountain Brook near Rumford, the Androscoggin River near Rumford, The Bear River near Newry and Berdeen Stream near Houghton.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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