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 story starts in 1799 in Cabarrus County with 12-year-old Conrad Reed.
“Reed decided on a Sunday to skip church and go fishing in the Creek, and he was bow-fishing. So, he shot his arrow into the Creek, missed his fish, went to go retrieve his arrow and instead found a 17-pound shiny rock,” said Reed Gold Mine Site Manager Amanda Brantley…