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By Dennis Powers

Gold Hill is a fabricated from the frontier days, whilst daring males sought golden riches regardless of ongoing hardships. The 1860 discovery of the recognized Gold Hill Pocket, overlooking the current townsite, caused its identify with a gold rush that persisted for many years and spilled into the within sight creeks and valleys, together with mines with names just like the Millionaire, fortunate Bart, and Roaring Gimlet. In 1884, the railroad bypassed neighboring settlements, which made Gold Hill a middle depot and created ghost cities alongside the way in which. whereas the cry of "Gold! Gold! Gold!" crammed the air, girls and households drove in roots that tamed town. whilst the area's mining and lumbering industries phased out, Gold Hill used to be then rediscovered within the overdue twentieth century through parents looking for a small-town lifestyles, beautiful atmosphere, and proximity to the mythical Rogue River. Wine tasting and vineyards changed parts the place stagecoaches as soon as stopped and orchards grew.

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