Alder Gulch
Alder Gulch is a place in the Ruby River valley, in the U.S. state of Montana, where gold was discovered on May 26, 1863, by William Fairweather and a group of men including Barney Hughes, Thomas Cover, Henry Rodgers, Henry Edgar and Bill Sweeney who were returning to the gold fields of Grasshopper Creek, Bannack, Montana.
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Latitude
45.3252° or 45° 19′ 31″ north
Longitude
-112.07721° or 112° 4′ 38″ west
Open location code
85Q98WGF+34
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Alder Gulch” goes by many names.
Alder GulchCebuano
Alder Gulch (walog sa Estados Unidos, Montana, Madison County)Cebuano
榿木峽谷Chinese
阿尔德峡谷Chinese
Alder CreekItalian
Alder GulchItalian
Альдер ГалчUkrainian
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