Sixes mine
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  Sixes mine | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| State | Georgia |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 34°11′02″N 84°33′23″W / 34.18389°N 84.55639°W |
| History | |
| Opened | 1819 |
The Sixes Mine is a group of former gold placer mines in the Georgia Gold Belt. They are near Sixes in Cherokee County, Georgia, United States, located off Bell's Ferry Road, south of Canton, Georgia.
The Sixes Mine was originally worked by the 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.[citation needed] 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 2 miles (3.2 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 40-acre (160,000 m2) 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.
