The below site has interesting information on the early Gold Mining Towns in NC. <A HREF="http://www.dei.net/epgpa/nc.htm">North Carolina Gold Deposits</A> (aol users - click underline) http://www.dei.net/epgpa/nc.htm (other - copy & paste) Beginning of article: NORTH CAROLINA North Carolina, which has produced more gold than any of the other Southeastern States, has many gold mines arranged in zones within two physiographic provinces--the Piedmont and the Blue Ridge. Most of the deposits and the most productive mines are in the Piedmont province in Mecklenburg, Rowan, Cabarrus, and Davidson Counties. Deposits in the Blue Ridge province are in Burke and Transylvania Counties Ruth in NC