Record #:

24568

Author(s):

Pearce, T. H.

Abstract:

Gold was mined commercially in Franklin County for almost one hundred years from its discovery in 1835. This article presents the boom and subsequent decline of gold digging in Franklin County.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 39 Issue 21, April 1972, p10-12, il

Subject(s):

Franklin County--History; Gold mines and mining--History

Record #:

13603

Author(s):

Brinkley, Earle

Abstract:

Before California had dreamed of the discovery of gold, the Old North State was humming with mining activity - for it was in North Carolina and not California that gold was first discovered in the United States.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 19 Issue 7, July 1951, p21-22

Subject(s):

Gold mines and mining--History

Record #:

35152

Author(s):

Phifer, Sam E.

Abstract:

A collection of stories dealing with gold and ore mining in North Carolina. The stories included are: “Gold is Discovereed: the Reed Mine,” “A Deep Grave,” “Bechtler Coins,” “Gold Hill,” “The Newmon Brothers,” “Catastrope down in the Randolph Shaft,” and “Ore Knob,” which includes a ballad.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 6 Issue 1, July 1958, p6-12 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Gold mines and mining--History; Mints--Rutherford County