Gold prospecting comes alive at historic North Carolina mines! Watch as we pan through rich streams and uncover nuggets, ...

Husband, Father, Gold Prospector and Sportsman. Gold Prospecting North Carolina! Hunting North Carolina Rock hounding Fishing North Carolina Gold panning Explore and discover your state. We find a lot ...

After the discovery of a 17-pound nugget in Little Meadow Creek, North Carolina, the state became a major hotbed of gold mining as a part of the first American gold rush in 1799. Early discoveries ...

1 of 5 — Main Street Gold Hill NC Looking South_ Men in front of the Post Office-Three Corner Store.jpg Courtesy Vivian Hopkins and Historic Gold Hill and Mines Foundation, Inc. 2 of 5 — Union Copper ...

America's first gold rush did not begin in California but at Reed Gold Mine in Cabarrus County, which is celebrating 40 years as a hands-on public museum. America's first gold rush did not begin in ...

A “rock” that was tossed to the side was actually a huge piece of gold, North Carolina historians said. Reed Gold Mine State Historic Site, N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources A gold ...