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Near Fredericksburg in Stafford County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Gold Mining in Stafford County

 
 
Gold Mining in Stafford County Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Kevin White, August 30, 2007
1. Gold Mining in Stafford County Marker
Inscription. Near here are located ten of the nineteenth century gold mines of Stafford County. The best-known were the Eagle, Rattlesnake (Horse Pen), Lee, New Hope, and Monroe mines. The Eagle Gold Mining Company, Rappahannock Gold Mine Company of New York, Rapidan Mining and Milling Company of Pennsylvania, United States Mining Company, and Stafford Mining Company operated here between the 1830s and the early twentieth century. Mining activities gradually ceased because of declining profits.
 
Erected 1990 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number E-17.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraIndustry & CommerceNatural Resources. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources series list.
 
Location. 38° 24.128′ N, 77° 34.361′ W. Marker is near Fredericksburg, Virginia, in Stafford County. Marker is on Warrenton Road (U.S. 17) 0.3 miles west of Hartwood Church Road (County Route 705). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15 Richards Ferry Rd, Fredericksburg VA 22406, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. A Road from Yesteryear (approx. ¼ mile away); Hartwood Presbyterian Church (approx.
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0.3 miles away); Repeated Surprises (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Little Red Barn (approx. half a mile away); Mt. Olive Baptist Church (approx. 3.3 miles away); Civilian Conservation Corps Company 2363 (approx. 4.1 miles away); Fredericksburg Campaign (approx. 4.1 miles away); The Mud March (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fredericksburg.
 
Gold Mining in Stafford County Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Kevin White, August 30, 2007
2. Gold Mining in Stafford County Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,100 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 31, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.

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