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{{Short description|Former gold placer mines in Georgia, U.S.}}
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The '''Sixes Mine''' is a group of former [[gold]] [[placer mine]]s in the [[Georgia Gold Belt]].  They are near [[Sixes, Georgia|Sixes]] in [[Cherokee County, Georgia]], United States, located off [[Bell's Ferry]] Road, south of [[Canton, Georgia]].

==History==
The Sixes Mine was originally worked by the [[Cherokee Indians|Cherokee]] and was located near the Cherokee town called Sixes.  It may have been in operation as early as 1819 and would therefore predate the [[Georgia Gold Rush]].{{Fact|date = August 2008}}  The discovery of six gold mines was the reason why the [[Cherokee Nation]] was forced off their land. The [[Trail of Tears]] march began in Cherokee County approximately {{convert|2|mi|km}} from where Sixes Mine is located. After the Cherokee Nation was driven off their land, the [[Georgia Land Lottery of 1832]] took place, which granted {{convert|40|acre|m2|adj=on}} plots of land to Georgia residents who were fortunate enough to win the lottery. One such winner was Mrs. Mary G. Franklin, founder of the [[Franklin-Creighton Mine]].

The six mines that comprised the Sixes are the

* Three Hundred and One,
* Cherokee, Clarkston,
* Downing Creek Placer Mine,
* Macou Project,
* Putnam Mine.

==Current status==
[[File:Settlers Crossing, Sixes, Georgia May 2017.jpg|thumb|The Sixes mine site in 2017, currently covered by the BridgeMill subdivision]]
The Sixes mine and Downing Creek Placer mines were both located in what is now the [[BridgeMill]] [[planned community]].  The Downing Creek Placer mine is located on private property on Downing Creek Court.

The Three Hundred and One mine was located on county plat 301, 15th district.

The Cherokee Mine is located off Wooten Drive on [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|Army Corps of Engineers]] property.  Public access is difficult, and there is no easy approach.  The mine can be accessed by boat on Allatoona Lake up [[Sixes Creek]], or by foot into the Corps property tree line marked by red [[trail blazing|blaze]]s on the trees across from the BridgeMill neighborhood [[swimming pool]].  Visiting and [[gold panning]] is allowed by the Corps, but only panning with [[shovel]]s and pans in the [[stream bed]].

==Sources==
*[http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/gahistmarkers/cherokeegoldhistmarker.htm Georgia Historical Marker - "Cherokee County Gold"]

==External links==
*[http://www.eachtown.com/place.php/id/1685807 Location Map]

[[Category:Geology of Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Gold mines in Georgia]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Cherokee County, Georgia]]


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