Summary: We are joined by Vivian Hopkins, a proud resident of and ambassador for the town of Gold Hill, North Carolina, the site of the first gold discovery in NC, in 1824. From that time until the Civil War, 30-40% of the gold in circulation in the US was from Gold Hill. We are still able to catch a glimpse of the gold mining era by visiting the NC Gold Trail, which traverses through Mint Hill, Gold Hill, Charlotte, and Rutherfordton, and by attending the annual North Carolina Gold Festival located in Old Fort.
