Near Hollister in Nash County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Gold Mines
Photographed by Michael Buckner, April 15, 2023
1. Gold Mines Marker
Erected 1977 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number E-89.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Natural Resources. A significant historical year for this entry is 1831.
Location. 36° 11.772′ N, 78° 0.662′ W. Marker is near Hollister, North Carolina, in Nash County. It is at the intersection of North Carolina Route 561 and Taylor's Store Road, on the left when traveling east on North Carolina Route 561. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2895 NC-561, Castalia NC 27816, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sidney Weller (approx. 8.3 miles away); William H. Wills (approx. 10.9 miles away); Bartholomew F. Moore (approx. 11.3 miles away); Walter Clark (approx. 12½ miles away); British Victory (approx. 14.1 miles away); Bute County (approx. 14½ miles away); "Bridle Creek" (approx. 14.8 miles away); Shocco Springs (approx. 14.9 miles away).
Another marker is no longer nearby. Cornwallis (was approx. 14.1 miles away but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . . Gold Mines.
There are six distinct gold belts in North Carolina. The Eastern North Carolina Belt contains fifteen mines in Franklin, Halifax, Nash, and Warren Counties. The first discovery and the most important mine in the Eastern Belt was the Portis Mine in northern Nash County near the community of Wood. The mine was named for John Portis who owned the land and discovered the first nuggets. The surface mines on the Portis property were worked from 1831 until the Civil War, in the 1880s, and again in the 1930s.(Submitted on April 29, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina.)
Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 638 times since then and 95 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on April 29, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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