Suggested Prospecting Areas: — Caldwell County

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Suggested Prospecting Areas: — Caldwell County

Gold Mining Site NC • Caldwell County County
Description
Grandmother's Mountain - around Grandmother's Mountain check all stream gravels for placers gold. John's River - may produce placer gold. Lower Creek - there is gold in the creek and in most of its tributaries below Lenoir. Check the north side of the creek primarily. Wilson's Creek -will yield some gold.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: caldwell_nc.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Area: SUGGESTED PROSPECTING AREAS:. Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. Grandmother's Mountain - around Grandmother's Mountain check all stream gravels for placers gold. John's River - may produce placer gold. Lower Creek - there is gold in the creek and in most of its tributaries below Lenoir. Check the north side of the creek primarily. Wilson's Creek -will yield some gold.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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