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Dillwyn in Buckingham County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Gold Mines

 
 
Gold Mines Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Swain, February 27, 2010
1. Gold Mines Marker
Inscription. This was the most notable gold-mining region in the country before the California gold rush in 1849. The Morrow Mine here, opened before 1835, was one of the earliest gold mines in which underground mining was employed. Profitably worked for a number of years, it was finally closed. Many other unworked mines are near by.
 
Erected 1930 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number F-55.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & CommerceNatural Resources. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1849.
 
Location. 37° 32.761′ N, 78° 28.058′ W. Marker is in Dillwyn, Virginia, in Buckingham County. Marker is at the intersection of North Madison Road (U.S. 15) and Gold Mine Street (Alternate County Route 1010), on the right when traveling south on North Madison Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dillwyn VA 23936, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Buckingham Training School (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ellis Acres Park (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Buckingham Training School (approx. 0.7 miles away); Chief Cornerstone Baptist Church
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(approx. 1.2 miles away); One-Room Schoolhouse (approx. 3.1 miles away); After Appomattox (approx. 3.2 miles away); Buckingham Courthouse (approx. 3.9 miles away); Female Collegiate Institute (approx. 4.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dillwyn.
 
Gold Mines Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Swain, February 27, 2010
2. Gold Mines Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 26, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,788 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 26, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.

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