Record #:

24943

Author(s):

McShane, Chuck

Abstract:

Part of a twelve part series, The Story of Charlotte: Part 3 talks about the gold rush in Charlotte starting in 1799. People from all over rush in to make their fortune in gold. Over the next decades, the rush accelerated until the recession in 1837.

Source:

Charlotte Magazine (NoCar F 264.C4), Vol. 19 Issue 7, July 2014, p43-44, 46-48, por

Subject(s):

Charlotte--History; Gold mines and mining--History