Lewis County / Perry County

Historical marker location:

329 Stanley Hinson Rd., Hohenwald, Tennessee

( Marker is on Stanley Hinson Road (County Route 1790) 1.5 miles west of Linden Highway (U.S. 412), on the left 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.