Suggested Prospecting Areas: — Macon County

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Suggested Prospecting Areas: — Macon County

Gold Mining Site NC • Macon County County
Description
Cowee Creek - The area around Franklin, north 6 miles, in the Cowee Valley, take Routes 23-141 north for 3 miles, turn northwest on Route 28 about 4 miles into sign posted mining district, and up Cowee Creek past the Cowee Baptist Church, many area mines for gemstones (a fee is charged to collectors at most mines), on dumps of these mines you can find gold bearing minerals, often collectors' specimens.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: macon_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. Cowee Creek - The area around Franklin, north 6 miles, in the Cowee Valley, take Routes 23-141 north for 3 miles, turn northwest on Route 28 about 4 miles into sign posted mining district, and up Cowee Creek past the Cowee Baptist Church, many area mines for gemstones (a fee is charged to collectors at most mines), on dumps of these mines you can find gold bearing minerals, often collectors' specimens.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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