REED GOLD MINE

Reed Gold Mine is a North Carolina historical marker in Cabarrus County, dedicated 1936.

Cabarrus County · dedicated 1936 · NC 24/27 at SR 1100 (Reed Mine Road) west of Cabarrus/Stanly County line

Gold discovered there 1799. Many gold mines were later operated in this area. N.C. was the chief gold-mining state to 1849. N. 4 mi.

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