Reed Gold Mine

Site of the first documented discovery of gold. Twelve-year-old Conrad Reed's discovery of a gold nugget the size of a brick began what became a full-scale mining industry in the Carolinas. Find out what work in an early mine was like by touring the underground tunnels. Walk the trails and see open pits and shafts left by miners in their search for gold. Then pan for the precious metal in troughs near the creek where Conrad found his amazing rock in 1799. Panning fee.

Reed Gold Mine - The State Library of NC Site

Reed Gold Mine - The NC Historical Sites' page.

9621 Reed Mine Road

Stanfield, NC 786-8337

Located 20 miles east of Charlotte off Highway 24/27.

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