Cabarrus County Neighborhood Watch www.cabarrusneighbors.com (we are an independent/non-profit service) www.informationnet.info 

A Brief History of Cabarrus County

Official Cabarrus County Home Page

Cabarrus County was originally settled by Germans on the eastern side of the county and Scotch-Irish on the western side of the county. It was part of Mecklenburg County until 1792. One reported reason for the separation was that the German and Scotch-Irish members of the militia were unable to work together effectively due to the differences in language.

Cabarrus County was named for Stephen Cabarrus who was the Speaker of the House of Commons and cast the vote which decided in favor of Cabarrus County's creation. The county seat of Cabarrus County is Concord. Cabarrus County also includes sections of Mt. Pleasant, Harrisburg, and Kannapolis.

Cabarrus County is the home of Reed Gold Mine, where gold was first discovered in the United States. You can also find Fieldcrest Cannon Mills and Charlotte Motor Speedway in Cabarrus County!

 

From the Cabarrus Chamber of Commerce:

A Golden Discovery

The gleam of gold dust in a swift-flowing stream... the brilliance of a Southern sunrise... the flash of a race car as it rounds the fourth turn. All these beautiful attributes beckon you to Cabarrus County, where a golden heritage of excitement promises a future filled with prosperity. Although the gold is scarcer than it was in 1799, when twelve year-old Conrad Reed found a 17 pound "rock" of the precious metal and made the country's first major gold discovery, this community is still the home of Reed's Gold Mine, which gives folks the chance to "discover" gold.

Historically, this area was home to Indian tribes before being settled by a mixture of German and Scotch-Irish immigrants. In 1792 Cabarrus County was cut off from Mecklenburg, and became a functioning government until the next year. The county was named for Stephen Cabarrus, Speaker of the House of Commons and deciding vote in the county's creation. Later, Concord was named as a symbol of harmony after much lively discussion about whether the center of trade should be in the northern or southern part of the county.

Cabarrus County information:

Politicians who were born in Cabarrus County

Politicians who lived in Cabarrus County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Cabarrus County

Oakwood Cemetery Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina 

Other sites of interest:   

http://www.itpi.dpi.state.nc.us/nchistorical/default.html

http://www.cabarrusedc.com/locationF/location.htm

http://www.fema.gov/nwz03/nwz03_086.shtm

http://data.geocomm.com/catalog/US/61083/2042/

http://data.geocomm.com/catalog/US/61083/2042/

http://www.usgennet.org/usa/nc/county/cabarrus/

http://www.ncdot.org/transit/transitnet/PublicInfo/Gazetteer/Cabarrus.html

http://www.lib.unc.edu/ncc/pcoll/01cabarrus/cabarrus.html

http://www.fedstats.gov/qf/states/37/37025.html

http://www.eteamz.com/whereFUNcomesnaturally/

http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/ncnp/cabar.htm

http://www.ohwy.com/nc/y/y37025.htm

http://www.mapatlanta.com/mapcharlotte/maps.html

http://www.housereal.net/USA/North-Carolina/Cabarrus-County/

http://weather.citysearch.com/charlotte/?n=0299&c=Cabarrus_County
St John's Evangelical Lutheran Church
1850 Census Index
1850 Mortality Schedule
Hector McCachron-1796 Land Grant
Davis, John-1891</A<
North Carolina Gravestone Inscriptions Data Base
Cabarrus County Marriage Data Base
War of 1812, Cabarrus County Regiment
Genealogy Search Engines
http://www.livgenmi.com/cabarrusNC.htm

http://www.wsacc.org/info.htm

http://www.brookspierce.com/gallery/Cabarrus_County_Courthouse.htm

http://www.welcometonc.com/countydirectories/Cabarrus/

 

Reed Gold Mine

Site of the first documented discovery of gold. Twelve-year-old Conrad Reed's discovery of a gold nugget the size of a brick began what became a full-scale mining industry in the Carolinas. Find out what work in an early mine was like by touring the underground tunnels. Walk the trails and see open pits and shafts left by miners in their search for gold. Then pan for the precious metal in troughs near the creek where Conrad found his amazing rock in 1799. Panning fee. 

Reed Gold Mine - The State Library of NC Site

Reed Gold Mine - The NC Historical Sites' page.

9621 Reed Mine Road  Stanfield, NC 786-8337 (20 miles east of Charlotte off Highway 24/27.)

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