Few places on earth derive their names from a commodity that made them famous. Goldville in Tallapoosa County, Alabama is one such town. While there are pointed certainties in life like death and taxes, one certainty for the early prospectors was that there was gold to be found in Northern Alabama. The name Goldville was […]
Republic has served as the seat of Ferry County in Northeast Washington since 1899 when the county was carved out of Stevens County. It is the richest mining region in the state of Washington. History Founded by gold prospectors, Republic is located about 30 miles south of the Canadian border in the foothills […]
For the modern-day gold prospector, one of the better areas available to look for gold in New Hampshire is in the White Mountain National Forest. It spans across 1,225 square miles, with over 600 miles of rivers and streams within the forest. Many of these waters contain gold. These are generally limited quantities present, and […]
The Little Applegate River is one of the many gold-bearing rivers in Oregon. Gold has been mined here not long after the discovery of gold in California, and prospectors area still attracted to this area today. There are two public access sites along the Little Applegate River (tributary to the Applegate River which also has […]
The mining town of Wickenburg has a fascinating history of difficult times, trials and tribulations. Stories of adventurous men, Native American attacks, gold thefts and lost gold treasures. And of course the rich Vulture Mine in the nearby desert that started it all. Wickenburg has weathered countless Indian raids, the boom-and-bust of mining, harsh droughts […]
There is a distinct band cutting across Virginia that holds most of the states gold deposits. Just east of the Blue Ridge Mountains stretching from southwest to the northeast, across the middle of the state you will find some of the richest gold deposits on the East Coast. Many of the states richest mines are […]
Nevada is the leading state for precious metal production. Both gold and silver continue to be mined here at a scale far beyond anywhere else in our country. Most of that mining is taking place in Northern Nevada. The southern part of the state has produced considerably less metals. Yet there are still several places […]
Few people realize that there is gold throughout the Angeles National Forest. In fact, many of the creeks and rivers are gold-bearing, and some fairly significant mining has taken place here in the past century. Of course, most of this mining has been mostly forgotten, and easily overshadowed by the famous Gold Rush in the […]
1775-1780 Gold is discovered in the Potholes mining district, Imperial County, CA. Additional gold deposits are discovered in the Cargo Muchacho and Picacho mining districts. 1828-1842 Additional gold sources are found in Southern California in San Diego and Los Angeles County. 1848 First gold nugget is found at Sutter’s […]
63 miles from Sacramento lies a former mining town of Angels Camp. The early California Gold Rush put Angels Camp on the map as one of the central gold mining districts in the state of California. The area has seen several different rushes, from early placer mining to underground lode mining, followed by a renewed […]