Reed Gold Mine State Historic Site

Travel to Charlotte North Carolina and start looking for gold! Make sure you come and visit the Reed Gold Mine in the Cabarrus County of North Carolina. This is where the first ever documented gold find was found by a man which the place is named after, John Reed. It wasn't really John who found the gold but it was his son Conrad who found a 17 pounds worth of gold back in 1799. They didn't know that it was actually gold but thought it was just a yellow rock which they used as a doorstop.

A jeweler then saw the rock after 3 years that it was found and told them that it was indeed a gold nugget. John Reed didn't know how much it should be worth and sold it for just $3.50 when it was actually worth over $3,000 at that time. He then knew better and put up his small mining operation for gold which made him a very wealthy man at the time of his death in 1845.

Now, the Reed Gold Mine is named as one of our National Historic Landmark and was even listed as one of the Historic Places in the United States because it was the location for the first ever gold find.

Reed Gold Mine on Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reed_Gold_Mine

Official Website of Reed Gold Mine

http://www.nchistoricsites.org/reed/reed.htm

Learn about Reed Gold Mine's History

http://www.nchistoricsites.org/reed/history.htm

Do you want a scary Charlotte traveling experience? The Reed Gold Mine is said to be haunted by the Mad Miner. Come and visit the Reed Gold Mine and ask about the Mad Miner. The story would definitely bring chills down your spine. They used to perform during Halloween about the Mad Miner but they will no longer host Halloween events at Reed Gold Mine but the story of the Mad Miner would definitely still be told.

Video about the Mad Miner

http://www2.independenttribune.com/video/2008/oct/29/bloody-reign-mad-miner-reed-gold-mine/

Reed Gold Mine Address
9621 Reed Mine Rd.
Midland, N.C. 28107

Contact:
Tel: (704) 721-GOLD (4653) Fax: (704) 721-4657
Email: reed@ncdcr.gov

Reed Gold Mine Hours:
Tuesday - Saturday: 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.

Closed Sundays, Mondays, and most major holidays.

Ticket Information for Reed Gold Mine: Free
Gold panning is $2 per pan. A group rate of $1.50 per pan is available.

Website: http://www.nchistoricsites.org/reed/reed.htm