Wadeville — MONTGOMERY COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA County

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Wadeville — MONTGOMERY COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA County

Gold Mining Site NC • MONTGOMERY COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA County County
Description
West of Wadeville, to within 3 miles of junction of routes 24 and 27, is the Sam Christian Mine. This mine had native gold and produced many large nuggets.
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: Wadeville. Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. West of Wadeville, to within 3 miles of junction of routes 24 and 27, is the Sam Christian Mine. This mine had native gold and produced many large nuggets.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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