Located in North Carolina, Union County, was one of the largest and most productive gold mine until World War II.

The mine ran up until 1942, when the president closed gold mines down because of the war effect..

At its peak, the mine employed about 100 men, and 50,000 onces of gold, and a good quantity of silver were mined there.

And gold is still there, according to a 1970s geological report!