@bearings.travel: Reed Gold Mine, Midland, North Carolina. In 1799 a 12-year-old pulled a 17-pound yellow rock out of a creek here and his family used it as a doorstop for three years. A jeweler bought it for $3.50. It was gold -- the first documented gold find in the United States, fifty years before California. #northcarolina #charlotte #hiddenhistory #goldrush #nchistory #cabarruscounty #roadtrip #bearingstravel
That’s so cruel to give him $3.50 knowing that jeweler knew it was worth way more than it. And they didn’t know what gold looked like was the weird thing about!
2026-10-14 20:07:07
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Lynn :
Do you know the story of the biggest Ruby found in North Carolina?
2026-10-15 05:52:30
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1377jasonvorhees1377 :
what's crazy is NC isn't known for having gold like Montana or Colorado
2026-10-15 01:55:38
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breadwinner_kickz :
Equivalent to about 98 grand today🤯
2026-10-14 21:56:31
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Jennifer Galyan 1 :
They are my Ancestors.
2026-10-14 23:33:29
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JDawg :
pa
2026-10-14 23:14:59
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Dr Emil Schauffhausen :
I live in Midland, only a few miles from the mine. It’s a fun place to visit.
2026-10-15 01:49:10
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poola :
Fascinating info !😁
2026-10-14 22:54:14
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TheMrDurwood :
not on Google play store and no link in bio.......
2026-10-14 17:52:04
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Apex Predator Hunting :
Wv the punch jones diamond is a good story
2026-10-15 00:50:39
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malcolm_thent :
I really love your stuff, one of my favorites
2026-10-14 19:13:35
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Lady C 🧚🏾♂️ :
went there with my son on a field trip the mines dead now nothing left but its cool to go down in the mine
2026-10-14 17:53:39
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BROTHER_RICK :
Great great grandpa had a similar story. used it as a door stop. broke pieces off to give to friends and family. I saw what was left when I was little. cousin sold it for beer money.
2026-10-15 03:46:28
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2026-10-14 16:17:32
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abundant :
Yeah like NORWOOD NORTH CAROLINA
2026-10-14 23:12:02
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shellietakeslouisville :
Kentucky
2026-10-15 04:19:40
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Calvin (Shorty) Horn :
There’s more out there
2026-10-14 20:43:17
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🔷MM🔷 :
So what I take from the story is that the kid got ripped off.
2026-10-14 17:54:15
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BullRunmama :
Shame on that jeweler
2026-10-14 17:08:03
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Tik Toker :
😳😳😳
2026-10-15 04:15:40
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ds :
🥰🥰🥰
2026-10-14 23:36:40
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floyd :
😁😁😁
2026-10-14 18:38:38
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Cam cam :
🔥🔥🔥
2026-10-14 23:37:36
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