CABARRUS COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - Most people are familiar with the California gold rush -- but did you know the first gold ever discovered in this country was found right here in North Carolina? The ...

Historians said miner didn’t give up hope in North Carolina, home to first US gold rush. Man was digging when he hit “rock,” found 23-pound nugget in 1896.

North Carolina gold mining swiftly evolved from the placer mining of streambeds to the much more involved shaft mining that would become prominent in the California gold rush. By 1835 so much gold was ...

The Reed farm became Reed Gold Mine, and it’s still a popular tourist attraction in Midland, North Carolina. Tale of the 12-year-old boy striking gold in a creek led to the Carolina Gold Rush.

Historians said miner didn’t give up hope in North Carolina, home to first US gold rush. Man was digging when he hit “rock,” found 23-pound nugget in 1896.

Historians said miner didn’t give up hope in North Carolina, home to first US gold rush. Man was digging when he hit “rock,” found 23-pound nugget in 1896.

Historians said miner didn’t give up hope in North Carolina, home to first US gold rush. Man was digging when he hit “rock,” found 23-pound nugget in 1896.

Historians said miner didn’t give up hope in North Carolina, home to first US gold rush. Man was digging when he hit “rock,” found 23-pound nugget in 1896.