ABSOLUTE AUCTION
BILL H. WITT ESTATE
TELLICO PLAINS, TN 37385
"There's gold in them thar hills!"
Bidding Begins Tuesday, October 21st @ 10am
Begins Ending Tuesday, October 28th @ 2pm
Sale 1: Smithfield Road, Tax map 178 parcel 007.00. Smithfield Road, Tellico Plains, TN consists of 40 (+or-) acres of the legendary Whippoorwill Gold mine! This is a once in a lifetime chance to own a part of American history! This rolling mountain property is covered with beautiful forest of hardwood and evergreen trees. There is wildlife galore roaming on this property. It borders the Cherokee National forest on the western and northern borders of the property. There are several good building sites to build your mountain retreat.
Sale 2: Smithfield Road, Tax map 178 parcel 006.00, Tellico Plains, TN consists of approx. 9.5 (+or-) acres that adjoins the Cherokee National forest on the Western border of the property, and adjoins the 40 acre Whippoorwill gold mine tract. Beautiful forest area with evergreens and hardwoods, with lots of wildlife roaming this land. Very nice building sites on this property.
Sale 3: Highway 68- Tax map 203 parcel 055.02 Over 650 feet of frontage on Highway 68 that borders the famous Coker Creek in Tellico Plains. It consists of approx. 2 acres (+or-).
Sale 4: 8609 Highway 68 Tellico Plains, TN Tax map 125 parcel 059.00. This property has approx. 403' of highway frontage on 68. It consists of approx. 2.5 acres (+or-) and is gently rolling wooded land with a great building sites.
Sale 5: Highway 68 Tax map 125 parcel 059.12 Property consists approx. 5.5 (+or-) acres and borders the Upper Prong creek. It is mostly wooded and shares an entrance with adjoining property.
Auctioneer's note: We in no way can predict or estimate there being any gold on the properties. The buyer(s) agree that this is mentioned for the historical purposes of the properties. There has been gold found on the property in the mine. That doesn't mean gold will be found in the future. Past mining performance is not indicative of future results.
Properties being sold AS-IS. No new surveys have been made of the properties. Acreage is taken from tax maps in the Monroe County Property Assessor's Office. Could be more or less acreage in each parcel. The term "There's gold in them thar hills!" is from a Mark Twain novel "The American Claimant", and doesn't refer to gold being on any of these properties (we just don't know).
TN Auction License 4498.