Record #:

23729

Author(s):

Ingram, Jill

Abstract:

North Carolina was home to the first gold rush in the U.S., the sole source of gold between 1804 and 1827. One particularly lucrative area was the Blue Ridge Mountains. A jeweler named Christopher Bechtler (1782-1842) helped mint North Carolinas gold into coins.

Source:

WNC Magazine (NoCar F261 .W64), Vol. 2 Issue 2, March/April 2008, p34, il, por

Subject(s):

Gold mines and mining--History