[citation needed] The discovery of six gold mines was the reason why the Cherokee Nation was forced off their land.

The Trail of Tears march began in Cherokee County approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from where Sixes Mine is located.

The Cherokee Mine is located off Wooten Drive on Army Corps of Engineers property.

The mine can be accessed by boat on Allatoona Lake up Sixes Creek, or by foot into the Corps property tree line marked by red blazes on the trees across from the BridgeMill neighborhood swimming pool.

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