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World Gold Panning Competition
World Gold Panning Competition
By: © Nelson Taylor 2012
In 1849, 20 years before the California Gold Rush, fortune seekers descended upon Dahlonega beginning what locals call "America's first real gold rush." This small Appalachian Mountain town is proud of its past. There are several 250-foot deep working goldmines open to tourists that brochures say produce "some of the purest gold in the world." And there is also a Gold Museum for those interested in the history.
But Dahlonega's claim to fame, at least as far as this book is concerned, is the World Gold Panning Competition, which has occurred every 3rd Sunday in April since 1988. Whether you're a local round-belly with a handle-bar mustache or a 10-year old city slicker from San Francisco, you can compete for the title of "World Champion Gold Panner." All you have to do is sift sand away from nuggets of gold faster than the Hatfields or McCoys.
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The above snippet is just one of a collection of 240 off-beat articles on 2camels from Nelson Taylor's wonderful America Bizarro.
America Bizarro is a unique travel guide that celebrates humorously interesting, pop-culture kitschy and off-the-map odd festivals, out-of-the-way gatherings, kooky conventions, conferences and contests throughout the United States.
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