Discovery of Gold in Georgia
In 1828 gold was discovered here on Duke`s Creek, White County, by two people. John Witheroods of North Carolina found a 3-ounce nugget and a Negro servant of Major Frank Logan of Louisville, Georgia, also discovered gold on the creek. Early discoveries came almost simultaneously as prospectors drifted into Northeast Georgia from the North Carolina diggings. One merchant in the Nacoochee Valley purchased and shipped 1 to 1.5 million dollars worth of gold in a thirty year period.
The pits visible along the creek are evidence of recent hydraulic mining.
Marker is on Helen Highway (State Highway 75) 0.6 miles from Duncan Bridge Road (State Route 384), on the right when traveling north.
Courtesy hmdb.org
