Uwharrie River — MONTGOMERY COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA County

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Uwharrie River — MONTGOMERY COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA County

Gold Mining Site NC • MONTGOMERY COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA County County
Description
Reported by: Ronald Reeves A large number of the creeks in the area of Eldorado, North Carolina all of which produce gold. This community is located on highway 109 between the towns of Denton and Troy. A lot of the land is private, but anyone can pan or sluice in the area there known as Uwharrie National Forest. Also one can dredge in the Uwharrie River on both sides of the highway 109 bridge so long as you do not get onto the National Forest part.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: montgomery_nc.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Area: Uwharrie River. Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. Reported by: Ronald Reeves A large number of the creeks in the area of Eldorado, North Carolina all of which produce gold. This community is located on highway 109 between the towns of Denton and Troy. A lot of the land is private, but anyone can pan or sluice in the area there known as Uwharrie National Forest. Also one can dredge in the Uwharrie River on both sides of the highway 109 bridge so long as you do not get onto the National Forest part.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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