Transylvania Purchase

Historical marker location:

1651 West Elk Avenue, Elizabethton, Tennessee

( Marker is on West Elk Avenue (U.S. 321) west of Franklin Club Drive, on the right when traveling west.)

The first recorded gold rush in the United States occurred in Tennessee in the early 19th century. The discovery of gold in the state's Cherokee lands sparked a rush of settlers and miners hoping to strike it rich.