Gold Mining in North Carolina
, by Knapp, Richard F.; Glass, Brent D.; North Carolina Division of Archives and History- ISBN: 9780865262850 | 0865262853
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 8/1/1999
The first documented discovery of gold in the United States was in 1799 at John Reed's farm in Cabarrus County, NC. This paperback traces the history of gold mining in North Carolina from that discovery into the twentieth century. Text is enhanced with 63 illustrations.