Record #:

15073

Author(s):

Goerch, Carl

Abstract:

Cabarrus County boasts some interesting features and stories, such as \"The Black Boys,\" a band of Cabarrus County men that prevented the shipment of ammunitions to the British government during the Revolutionary War. Cabarrus County is also the location of the first gold mine in the United States and the first organ in a private home in North Carolina.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 8 Issue 29, Dec 1940, p1-5, 21, f

Subject(s):

Cabarrus County--Description and travel; Cabarrus County--History; North Carolina--History--American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783--Cabarrus County