Near Delta in Cleburne County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Striplin Gold Mine and Carr Creek Placer
Cleburne County
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, 2023
1. Striplin Gold Mine and Carr Creek Placer Marker
Shortly after the removal of the Creek Nation to Oklahoma during the Trail of Tears, the Alabama Gold Rush began in Cleburne County. The Striplin Gold Mines were constructed in the Carr Creek Placer in approximately 1837. The majority of the placer (deposit of sand and gravel containing precious metals) is within the Frank Spain Scout Reservation. After the discovery of gold in California in 1849, the interest in gold mining slowly waned and the nearby mining town of Chulafinnee declined. The gold along Carr Creek and its tributaries was extracted from vertical shafts and horizontal excavations in quartz and schist. The vertical mine shafts with intact timber supports are located on the west side of County Road 11 one-quarter mile from this point. Some shallow vertical shafts were constructed to the east of County Road 11 within a campsite in the present Camp Sequoyah. Gold panning continues in Carr Creek and its tributaries as Boy Scouts carry on the mining tradition in the Chulafinnee area.
Erected 2013 by Alabama Historical Commission and Camp Sequoyah Staff Alumni.
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Location. 33° 31.74′ N, 85° 40.349′ W. Marker is near Delta, Alabama, in Cleburne County. It is on County Road 11 Ό mile south of County Road 24, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4862 County Road 11, Delta AL 36258, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in East Alabama. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Home Sweet Home (approx. 8.1 miles away); Won't You Be My Neighbor (approx. 8.1 miles away); Native American Footsteps (approx. 8.2 miles away); Managing Public Land (approx. 8.3 miles away); Civilian Conservation Corps (approx. 8.3 miles away); Better Understandings, New Friendships (approx. 8.4 miles away); Welcome to the Choccolocco Park (approx. 8.4 miles away); The Prehistoric, Protohistoric & Historic Periods (approx. 8.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Delta.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. This page has been viewed 319 times since then and 232 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on November 9, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
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