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Title
The Page Gold Mine on Long Island Creek
Subject
The Page Gold Mine on Long Island Creek
Description
The Page mines were located on Long Island Creek. They were first eradicated in 1856 and an eight stamp mill was created to crush the ores of the veins running through the property. Although it is hard to find the origins of the property in county records, it is determined that it was eventually owned by the Page and the Yancey family.
Erastus F. Hovey leased the land known as "Long Island Gold Mine" in 1886 to the Long Island Consolidated Gold and Mining Company. At the turn of the century, extracting the ore and making profit were not going hand in hand. The Long Island Creek itself is rich in quartz outcroppings, and was mined superficially.
The first item shows a sale poster of the tract of land by the Pace family. The second item shows a group of Fork Union Military Academy cadets sitting outside the entrance to the Page Gold Mine in 1917.
Erastus F. Hovey leased the land known as "Long Island Gold Mine" in 1886 to the Long Island Consolidated Gold and Mining Company. At the turn of the century, extracting the ore and making profit were not going hand in hand. The Long Island Creek itself is rich in quartz outcroppings, and was mined superficially.
The first item shows a sale poster of the tract of land by the Pace family. The second item shows a group of Fork Union Military Academy cadets sitting outside the entrance to the Page Gold Mine in 1917.
Creator
Fluvanna County Historical Society
Source
Fluvanna County Historical Society Arhives, and Bulletin #20 (May 1975)
Publisher
Fluvanna County Historical Society
Date
1856-1886
Contributor
Hayley Tompkins
Rights
All rights reserved. Permission to reproduce any part of this publication in any form or by any means must be obtained in writing from the Society.
Format
Photographs
Language
English
Coverage
gold mining,
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