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13660
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Controversy and piety marked the beginning of Cabarrus County; it is not one of the state's industrial giants.
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13663
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Before the first settlers arrived in colonial days to find a home in what is now Cabarrus County, Siouan Indians claimed the land.
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15073
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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.
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30799
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Progress was made on the newest three NC historic sites. In Cabarrus county, stabilizing infrastructure was placed at Reed Gold Mine, the site of the country's first documented discovery of gold. North Carolina is in the process of recording the deed to the 37-acre Duke Homestead site, which will remain a living history site while adding a visitor's center and tobacco history museum. NC is waiting on approval for plans to improve Fort Dobbs in Statesville.
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35855
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Five decades before the famous Gold Rush in California, there was a discovery of this precious metal in Cabarrus County by a farmer, John Reed. Gold Fever can still be experienced in mines like the Cotton Patch in New London and Reed Mine near Concord.
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36346
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The author gives a tour and history of the Reed Gold Mine twelve miles southeast of Concord, NC.
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