Sixes mine

Sixes mine

The Sixes Mine is a group of former Georgia Gold Belt placer gold mines. They are in Cherokee County, Georgia, United States, located off Bells Ferry Road, south of Canton, Georgia.

History

The Sixes Mine was originally worked by the Cherokee and was located near the Cherokee town called Sixes. It may have been in operation as early as 1819 and would therefore predate the Georgia Gold Rush.Fact|date = August 2008 The discovery of six gold mines was the reason why the Cherokee Nation was forced off their land. The Trail of Tears march began in Cherokee County approximately convert|2|mi|km from where Sixes Mine is located. After the Cherokee Nation was driven off their land, the Georgia Land Lottery of 1832 took place, which granted 40 acre plots of land to Georgia residents who were fortunate enough to win the lottery. One such winner was Mrs. Mary G. Franklin, founder of the Franklin-Creighton Mine.

The six mines that comprised the Sixes are the Three Hundred and One, Cherokee, Clarkston, Downing Creek Placer Mine, Macou Project, and the Putnam Mine.

Location

The mine's coordinates are 34.18389, -84.55639 (nad27)N 34°11'2" W 84°33'23"UTM : 16 725206E 3785256N.

Current status

The Sixes mine and Downing Creek Placer mines were both located in the Bridgemill Subdivision. The Downing Creek Placer mine is located on private property on Downing Creek Court.

The Three Hundred and One mine was located in the Copper Creek Subdivision on Sixes Road.

The Cherokee Mine is located off Wooten Road on Army Corps of Engineers property. Public access is difficult, and there is no easy approach. The mine can be accessed by boat on Allatoona Lake up Sixes Creek, or by foot into the Corps propery tree line markded by red stripes on the trees across from the Bridgemill Subdivision Pool. Visiting and panning is allowed by the Corps - but only panning with shovels and pans in the sream bed.

ources

* [http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/gahistmarkers/cherokeegoldhistmarker.htm Georgia Historical Marker - "Cherokee County Gold"]

External links

* [http://www.eachtown.com/place.php/id/1685807 Location Map]


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