Suggested Prospecting Areas: — Greenville County

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Suggested Prospecting Areas: — Greenville County

Gold Mining Site SC • Greenville County County
Description
Middle Tyger River - may be a good area to check for placer gold. Mountain Creek - has placer gold in it . Tyger River - should be a good dredging river.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: greenville_sc.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. Middle Tyger River - may be a good area to check for placer gold. Mountain Creek - has placer gold in it . Tyger River - should be a good dredging river.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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