Long before California's forty-niners and before Olympic gold medals became the ultimate prize, the pursuit of the precious metal started at Reed Gold Mine in Cabarrus County. The story began on a ...

MIDLAND, N.C. (InvestigateTV) — The California Gold Rush of 1848 triggered a mass migration west, but gold was discovered more than 50 years earlier in North Carolina, 2,000 miles east of California.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 12-year-old's "cool rock" sparked an industry that made North Carolina the nation's gold leader before California's infamous ...