This a drawing of what Continental militia man would have looked like in John Reed's day.
From N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
In this file photo, gold nuggets are on display at Reed Gold Mine in Midland.
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A new state bond proposal includes $7 million that could be used to upgrade exhibits like this at Reed Gold Mine in Midland.
Tim Reaves /
Daniel Blakemore demonstrates an 1895 “ten-stamp mill,” essentially a rock crusher, to a tour group at Reed Gold Mine in Midland on Wednesday.
Tim Reaves /
The Linker Adit is the main entrance to Reed Gold Mine, which draws about 45,000 people a year. State officials think that number could double with improvements to the attraction.
Tim Reaves /
Noah Thomas, 11, of Indian Trail, pans for four lead fish weights that were used to simulate panning for gold nuggets during the junior division of the 2014 Pan-O-Lympics, also known as the 25th Annual North Carolina Open Gold Panning Competition held Saturday at Reed Gold Mine. Competitors were timed as they sifted sand out of their pans, trying to clear the dirt away from the weights. If they lost a weight, it added 10 seconds to their time and when they finished they had to have very little sand in the pan.
MIDLAND - Hessian soldier John Reed fought for the British in the Revolutionary War but deserted his mercenary role to join the German community in Cabarrus County in 1782.
The Linker Adit is the main entrance to Reed Gold Mine, which draws about 45,000 people a year. State officials think that number could double with improvements to the attraction.
Noah Thomas, 11, of Indian Trail, pans for four lead fish weights that were used to simulate panning for gold nuggets during the junior division of the 2014 Pan-O-Lympics, also known as the 25th Annual North Carolina Open Gold Panning Competition held Saturday at Reed Gold Mine. Competitors were timed as they sifted sand out of their pans, trying to clear the dirt away from the weights. If they lost a weight, it added 10 seconds to their time and when they finished they had to have very little sand in the pan.
