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 ...
Testing honey hole samples reveals some impressive North Carolina gold. This breakdown compares where the most gold shows up, what makes certain spots richer than others, and what the samples can ...
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 ...
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 ...
A ship carrying more than $1.5 million in gold sank off the North Carolina coast 167 years ago. The SS Central America also had 500 people on board when it went down Sept. 12, 1857. Despite the deadly ...