DISCOVERY OF COPPER 2A 49
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N 35° 01.795 W 084° 22.824
16S E 738984 N 3879497
DISCOVERY OF COPPER
Waymark Code: WM25QB
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 09/09/2007
Views: 83
DISCOVERY OF COPPER
In August, 1843, a prospector named Lemmons, in fruitless search of gold along a branch of Potato Creek not far to the northeast, found a substance which turned out, to his disappointment, to be red oxide of copper. He abandoned it and continued his search for gold, which was never found. The site of his discovery turned out later to be that of the Hiwassee Copper Mine.
Marker Name: DISCOVERY OF COPPER
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Person
Marker Number: 2A 49
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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