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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]
Rutherford County is a county in the southwestern area of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 64,444. [1] Its county seat is Rutherfordton. [2] Rutherford County comprises the Forest City, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Gilbert Town Historic District is an archaeological site listed in the National Register of Historic Places located in Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina. From 1776 to 1783, Gilbert Town was an important trading center and served as a camp for both Patriot and Loyalist forces during the American Revolutionary War. Gilbert Town ...
Main Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina. It encompasses 43 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object in the central business district of Rutherfordton.
Rutherfordton: 11: Gilbert Town Historic District: Gilbert Town Historic District: August 23, 2006 : Along sections of Rock Rd. (NC 1520) and Old Gilbert Town Rd. (NC 1539) Rutherfordton: 12: Henrietta-Caroleen High School
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 ...
Pages in category "National Register of Historic Places in Rutherford County, North Carolina" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In the early 1900s, there were 328 plantations identified in North Carolina from extant records. [ 10 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] The Sloop Point plantation in Pender County, built in 1729, is the oldest surviving plantation house and the second oldest house surviving in North Carolina, after the Lane House (built in 1718–1719 and not part of a plantation).