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BARRINGER MINE

Gold discovery in 1825 by Mathias Barringer launched the state's subsurface gold mining industry. Site 2 mi. W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

Gold discovery in 1825 by Mathias Barringer launched the state's subsurface gold mining industry. Site 2 mi. W.

Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page here (NC Marker ID L98)

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