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  2. McCulloch's Gold Mill - Wikipedia

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    McCulloch's Gold Mill, also known as Rock Engine House, North State Mine, is a historic gold mill located near Jamestown, Guilford County, North Carolina.It consists of the ruins of the McCulloch Gold Mill, built of dry laid random ashlar granite construction in 1832.

  3. Reed Gold Mine - Wikipedia

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    To handle the large amount of gold found in the region and state from the 19th into the early 20th century, the Charlotte Mint was built in nearby Charlotte, North Carolina. [2] [4] Today, the Reed Mine is a state historic site that belongs to the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources and open to the public.

  4. Wilson Kindley Farm and Kindley Mine - Wikipedia

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    Wilson Kindley Farm and Kindley Mine is a historic home, farm, gold mine, and national historic district located near Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina. The Wilson Kindley House was built around 1873, and is a two-story, single-pile, three-bay, vernacular Greek Revival style brick dwelling. It has a moderately pitched gable roof and ...

  5. Gold mining in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Reed Gold Mine, southwest of Georgeville in Cabarrus County, North Carolina produced about 50,000 troy ounces (1,600 kg) of gold from lode and placer deposits. [40] Gold was produced from 15 districts, almost all in the Piedmont region of the state. Total gold production is estimated at 1.2 million troy ounces (37.3 tonnes).

  6. Charlotte Mint - Wikipedia

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    1839-C $5 Gold Coin 1839-C $5 Gold Coin, Reverse. In November, 1835, Levi Woodbury, Secretary of the Treasury, was notified by Samuel MeComb that he had purchased from William Carson and F. L. Smith a full square containing 4 acres of land for $1,500.00, which is now the 400 block of West Trade Street.

  7. Category:Mines in North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Mines in North Carolina" ... Reed Gold Mine; S. Silver Hill Mine This page was last edited on 22 August 2017, at 03:11 (UTC) ...

  8. Silver Hill Mine - Wikipedia

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    The North Carolina gold belt, comprising much of the western half of the state, was the only domestic source of gold in the United States prior to 1829. Following large-scale lode and placer finds in the 1820s, the rush intensified, reaching its peak during the 1830s and 40s.

  9. Carolina gold rush - Wikipedia

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    According to writer Joshua D Glawson, by the height of the Carolina Gold Rush, as many as 600 gold mines were operating in North Carolina. [8] The establishment of a skilled and experienced workforce from this Carolina gold rush can be directly credited for the success of the much larger gold rush of 1849 in California, which drew many of these ...