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Next was the construction of the U.S. Post Office in 1798, and the establishment of the Rutherfordton Academy in 1806. [7] Rutherfordton was at the center of the flourishing North Carolina gold industry between 1790 and 1840. [8] During that period, 70% of the American gold supply came from western North Carolina. [9]
Bechtler died in Rutherfordton, North Carolina. Bechtler and his successors' private mint in Rutherford County, North Carolina, was run from 1831 through the 1850s and produced more than a million gold coins in the period between 1831 and 1841. Bechtler's precision and the reliable gold content of his coins allowed him to prevail against other ...
This has been gold's year. The precious metal has been on a tear in recent months, outperforming many other asset classes by a landslide. Case in point: Forecasts project stock market gains of ...
Rutherford County has a large timber industry, as well as textile and construction materials manufacturing. The agricultural industry in Rutherfordton produces soybeans, wheat, corn, cotton, and livestock. [32] In 2010, Rutherford County was selected as the location for a new $450 million data center for Facebook. [33] [34]
The U.S. Commerce Department said Wednesday it has finalized a $1.5 billion government subsidy for GlobalFoundries to expand semiconductor production in Malta, New York and Vermont. The binding ...
Two North Carolina routes, NC 108 and NC 9, traverse the county as well. NC 108 begins in Rutherfordton and travels west through Columbus and ends at US 176 in Tryon. Oriented north-to-south, NC 9 connects Black Mountain and Lake Lure to Spartanburg and points southeast via Polk County. NC 108 and NC 9 intersect at the unincorporated town of ...
[1]: 20, 27, 48 1839-C $5 Gold Coin. The Carolina gold rush, the first gold rush in the United States, followed the discovery of a large gold nugget in North Carolina in 1799, [2] by a 12-year-old boy named Conrad Reed. He spotted the nugget while playing in Meadow Creek on his family's farm in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.
The Daily Courier is an American, English language newspaper published in Forest City, North Carolina, owned by the Paxton Media Group. [2] [3] The Daily Courier publishes both print and online editions Tuesday through Friday and Sunday, featuring local news, sports, entertainment and opinions. [2]