United States, Georgia, Cherokee County, Canton, 34.23676, -84.49076Seibert, David, 1941-20201996/2014Location: Cherokee County Courthouse, CantonText of marker: "CHEROKEE COUNTY GOLD. Cherokee County, located along Georgia's goldbelt, figured prominently in the gold rush of the 1830's and 40's. Several mines operated along a five mile area near the Etowah River in the northeastern part of the county, including the Franklin-Creighton, Sandow, and latham Mines. More than 30 other small placer mines extended southwesterly across the county and included the Sixes Mine, worked earlier by the Cherokees. After the 1860's, most gold mining operations in the county either slowed or ceased. The most successful and the most sophisticated, the Franklin-Creighton, continued operations until 1913, when a shaft collapsed and the mine was flooded. 028-4 GEORGIA HISTORICAL MARKER 1988"image/jpegenghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/Historical markers--Georgia--Cherokee CountyGold mines and mining--Georgia--Cherokee CountyCherokee County Gold historical markerStillImage