Mint Hill NC Celebrates Its Gold Mining Heritage
Mint Hill NC Celebrates Its Gold Mining Heritage
Did you know that there was a gold rush in Charlotte NC before there was a gold rush in California? That’s right. After 12-year-old Conrad Reed found a seventeen pound gold rock in 1799, gold mining became serious business in the Charlotte region. Charlotte’s gold rush lasted through the first half of the nineteenth century.
Mint Hill NC played a part in the gold rush with its own famous Surface Hill mine where locals could find bits of gold on the surface of the mine. The Surface Hill Mine was one of more than 25 mines that operated in the area from 1800 to 1830.
On Saturday, May 7th, the Mint Hill Historical Society will celebrate the town’s gold mining heritage at the Carl J. McEwen Historic Village in downtown Mint Hill. Events begin at 10am with the grand opening of the Surface Hill Gold Assay Office. Gold mining experts will discuss the history of mining in the town and the recently installed Chilean Mill will demonstrate how quartz stones were crushed to get the gold inside. You can try your luck at panning for gold too.
Other events at the Historic Village on Saturday include two double-decker tours of historic sites around Mint Hill at 11am and 12 noon. The Mint Hill Farmers Market will open for the season at 9am with the Mint Hill Herb and Flower Guild demonstrating medicinal and culinary uses of herbs.
Learn more about history events in Mint Hill.
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Copyright 2011. Carol Fox. Allen Tate Realtors. *Mint Hill NC Celebrates Its Gold Mining Heritage*