Historical Marker
Drouillard House
Historical marker location:
1044 Old State Highway 48, Cumberland Furnace, Tennessee
( Marker can be reached from the intersection of Leach Road and Hunt Road, on the right when traveling south. Reported unreadable.)
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.