After years of research and trips to the center of the Chester Blandford State Forest…The Old Blandford Gold Mine. The Blandford Gold and Silver Mining Company was organized on January 15, 1880. The discovery of the mine occurred in 1875. A few gentlemen from Springfield were walking in the hills and came across a rock. They broke off a piece and showed it to some experts. It was ascertained to be a good indication of silver or gold. The land was leased and a vein of gold and silver found. (From the by-laws of the Blandford Gold and Silver Mining Company, 1880. The Gateway District, Pomeroy). Big thank you to Tom Hoffman and Jim Moore for research assistance and teaching me UTM Coordinates!

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