Mines, Miners, And Minerals of Western North Carolina Western North Carolina's Hidden Mineralogical Treasures

Mining in Western North Carolina played an important economic role in the state's history, but little has been recorded about the industry. The history books are filled with articles about frontier life, trade with Native Americans, railroad and road construction, the Civil War, and large mining operations, but history has taken individual mines for granted, and most records that still exist are found in land records. This book tells the story of how North Carolina miners and mines have arrived at where they are today.Presnell, Lowell is the author of 'Mines, Miners, And Minerals of Western North Carolina Western North Carolina's Hidden Mineralogical Treasures' with ISBN 9781933251059 and ISBN 1933251050.