Gold Discovered

Gold Discovered (HM2A8M)

Location: Pierce, ID 83546 Clearwater County
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Country: United States of America
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N 46° 28.29', W 115° 49.08'

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Hearing rumors of gold in the hills, Captain Elias Davidson Pierce started his first journey from Walla Walla to this area on August 12, 1860, with a crew of ten. The crew included: Benthnel Farrell (18), Horace Dodge (22), Joseph L. Davis (37), J.R. Benfield (22), Jonathan E. Smith (22), Wilber Basset (30), Frank Turner (22), David Diggins (24), Samuel B. Reed (28), and John W. Parks (Unknown). They arrived in what is now called "Pierce" on September 28, 1860. Basset found the first gold in the Canal Gulch. When he returned to camp later that day, he told all the men about his find. The next day everyone was out before dawn sinking holes in creek bottoms and gulches, finding gold almost everywhere. Excited with the good news, they headed back to Walla Walla.
Text adapted from Layne Gellner Spencer's "And Five Were Hanged", c 1971.
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HM NumberHM2A8M
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Placed ByIdaho Department of Transportation
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Date Added Saturday, August 11th, 2018 at 1:03pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11T E 590744 N 5147115
Decimal Degrees46.47150000, -115.81800000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 46° 28.29', W 115° 49.08'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds46° 28' 17.4" N, 115° 49' 4.7999999999999" W
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Area Code(s)208
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3103 ID-11, Pierce ID 83546, US
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