Early Gold Mining

Early Gold Mining (HMXFU)

Location: Tellico Plains, TN 37385 Monroe County
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Country: United States of America
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N 35° 15.528', W 84° 17.442'

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Placer gold was discovered along Coker Creek in 1831. For a time there was feverish digging; $80,000 of Coker Creek gold was mined between 1831 and 1854. Since then there has been sporadic mining here.
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Marker Number1F 18
Placed ByTennessee Historical Commission
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Date Added Tuesday, October 7th, 2014 at 3:20pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 746478 N 3905109
Decimal Degrees35.25880000, -84.29070000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 35° 15.528', W 84° 17.442'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds35° 15' 31.68" N, 84° 17' 26.52" W
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Area Code(s)423
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 134 Hot Water Rd, Tellico Plains TN 37385, US
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