Record #:

12567

Author(s):

Chapman, Ashton

Abstract:

Varying in size and weighing up to 4.33 carats, at least fourteen known diamonds have been found in North Carolina. The first announced diamond find occurred in 1843 in Brindletown Creek, Burke County. Other finds have come from Mecklenburg, McDowell, Lincoln, and Cleveland Counties.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 33 Issue 21, Apr 1966, p8

Subject(s):

Diamonds--North Carolina--History; Diamonds--Burke County