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GOLD MINES

Ore discovered at farm of John Portis in 1831. Mine operated for about a century. Area mines yielded sizable volume of gold before Civil War.

E-89Nash County

Where it stands. NC 561 near Nash/Franklin county line

The Civil WarWork and industry
Practically all traditional distinctions, whether economic, moral, social, or aesthetic, are today under assault as founded on a prejudice.
Richard M. WeaverLife Without Prejudice (1965)Worked at North Carolina State University, 46 mi from here. Carolina Quotes record

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