C A B A R R U S   C O U N T Y Cabarrus County, NC
Map Legend

Resources in Cabarrus County . . .

Reed Gold Mine
  Reed Gold Mine is the site of the first documented gold find in the United States. From this discovery, gold mining spread gradually to nearby counties and eventually into other southern states. During its peak years gold mining was second only to farming in the number of North Carolinians it employed.
 
North Carolina ECHO Resources in Cabarrus County
  Exploring Cultural Heritage Online. Provided by the North Carolina State Library.
 

Neighboring Counties:

North Pointing Hand
Iredell
Rowan
West Pointing Hand
Mecklenburg
Square with printed initials for North, East, South and West East Pointing Hand
Stanly
Union
South Pointing Hand


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