Eldorado, Ontario
Community in Ontario, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Eldorado Cheese and Butter Co-op store, c. 1960
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Eldorado, c.1900
Municipal employee and part-time prospector Marcus Herbert Powell found gold on August 15, 1866, on a farm owned by John Richardson's.[1][3]
The town of Eldorado was founded in 1867.[1] The same year the Richardson Mine went into operation.[1] Despite higher expectations, Powell extracted about 100 ounces of gold, worth $1,500 to $2,000 at the time, but no further gold was found.[3] Various other mines that had quickly opened, quickly closed.[3][1]
In 2019 the population of Eldorado was 50, down from 4,000 during the gold rush.[3] In contemporary times, it is considered to be a ghost town.[4]
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