Eldorado, Ontario

Eldorado is a community in Madoc Township, in Ontario, Canada, with a 2019 population of 50.

In 1866, it was the location of Ontario's first gold rush after Marcus Herbert Powell found gold on John Richardson's farm.

[1] Eldorado is located six miles away from the centre of Madoc.

[2] Municipal employee and part-time prospector Marcus Herbert Powell found gold on August 15, 1866, on a farm owned by John Richardson's.

[3] In contemporary times, it is considered to be a ghost town.