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Long before California's forty-niners and before Olympic gold medals became the ultimate prize, the pursuit of the precious metal started at Reed Gold Mine in Cabarrus County. The story began on a ...

In 1799, Conrad Reed found a 17-pound doorstop; it was gold. When Conrad Reed skipped church one Sunday morning to go fishing, he stubbed his toe on a very heavy rock in Little Meadow Creek (near ...

1 of 5 — Main Street Gold Hill NC Looking South_ Men in front of the Post Office-Three Corner Store.jpg Courtesy Vivian Hopkins and Historic Gold Hill and Mines Foundation, Inc. 2 of 5 — Union Copper ...

Conrad Jackson Reed, was born on October 23, 1961 in Hays, Kansas, the son of Jack Reed, Jr. and Naida Ann (Conrad) Reed. Conrad leaves his wife Judy (St. Clair) Reed of the home and many family and ...