Discovery of Copper Marker

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Ducktown in Polk County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Discovery of Copper

By Lee Hattabaugh, December 6, 2009

1. Discovery of Copper Marker

Inscription. 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.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2A 49.)

Location. 35° 1.793′ N, 84° 22.822′ W. Marker is in Ducktown, Tennessee, in Polk County. Marker is at the intersection of State Highway 68 and U.S. 64, on the right when traveling north on State Highway 68. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Copperhill TN 37317, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Hiwassee Mine (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Madden Branch Massacre: Anti-Confederate activity in North Georgia (approx. 3 miles away in Georgia); Blue Ridge Park (approx. 11.8 miles away in Georgia); William Clayton Fain: Georgia Unionist (approx. 11.8 miles away in Georgia); Georgia / North Carolina (approx. 11.9 miles away in North Carolina); PFC. Jack Clem Robinson (approx. 11.9 miles away in Georgia); Fannin County (approx. 11.9 miles away in Georgia).

By Judith Barber, October 11, 2012

2. Discovery of Copper Marker

Looking North on Hwy 68.

Also see . . . Mining The Copper Basin In Southeast Tennessee. History and impact of copper mining near this marker. (Submitted on December 10, 2009.)

By Judith Barber, October 111/12

3. Discovery of Copper Marker

Looking South on Hwy 68.

Credits. This page originally submitted on December 10, 2009, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. This page has been viewed 621 times since then. Photos: 1. submitted on December 10, 2009, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. 2, 3. submitted on October 12, 2012, by Judith Barber of Marietta, Georgia. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.