Gold Mines E-89
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member LJParr
N 36° 11.771 W 078° 00.667
17S E 768749 N 4009850
An antebellum age gold mine discovered in 1835.
Waymark Code: WM7AZQ
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 09/28/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member fatcat161
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Located along NC 561 Hwy in Nash County just a few yards from the Franklin County line the maker describes the Isaac Portis Mine.

Marker Text:
E-89
Gold Mines

Ore discovered at farm of Isaac Portis in 1835; mines in this area produced nearly $3 million before Civil War. Last worked in 1936.
Marker Name: GOLD MINES E-89

Marker Type: Roadside

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