Discover NC: Cabarrus County

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Field trip opportunities in Cabarrus County

Fieldcrest Cannon Village and Textile Museum: Go back in time and experience Fieldcrest Cannon's fascinating 4500 square foot textile exhibit located in the heart of historic Cannon Village.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Historic Bost Grist Mill: This working grist mill will transport students back to the 1800s and shows how people lived and worked in that time. Originally powered by water, the mill is operated by tractor with a belt and pulley today.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Reed Gold Mine (NC Historic Site): Visitors can explore the gold mine and see historical mining equipment, gold ore, and much more at this North Carolina historic site.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Learn more about Cabarrus County

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4-H club girl giving a hand sewing demonstration: A young girl is seen in this black and white photograph sitting in a chair beside a bed. In her lap is fabric which matches the bedspread and she demonstrating hand sewing.; Format: image/article

The beginnings of the new North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis: This is the construction site of the new North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis, North Carolina. According to the website, the campus will include the Dole-NC State Institute for Advanced Fruit and Vegetable Science; the UNC Center for Excellence in...; Format: image/photograph

Demolition of the Fieldcrest Cannon Mills: This is a photo taken during the demolition of the Fieldcrest Cannon Mills in Kannapolis, North Carolina, in 2004. The area is now home to the Fieldcrest Cannon Village and Textile Museum, which tells of the mill town's history and legacy.; Format: image/photograph

From the North Carolina Gold-Mine Company: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 6.3; An 1806 report on North Carolina's gold mining region, including notes on geology and a description of the early work of mining. Includes historical commentary.; Format: book/primary source; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

A house with a round porch in Concord, North Carolina: This is a house with a round porch in Concord, North Carolina. Downtown Concord is host to a variety of historical architecture and curiosities like this one.; Format: image/photograph

Housing conditions of the workers in Cannon Mills, Concord, North Carolina: This photograph of mill town housing in Concord, North Carolina shows the conditions that workers for the Cannon textile mill lived in. The clapboard houses are very small and sit in the shadow of the mill with its smokestacks billowing dark smoke. The yards...; Format: image/photograph

Mark Martin burning out after a victory at Lowe's Motor Speedway: This is Mark Martin burning out after a victory at Lowe's Motor Speedway. The Speedway is located in Concord, North Carolina, in Cabarrus County. Concord is home to the race track, and it is also home to many of the drivers and racing teams year round. Concord...; Format: image/photograph

Mill houses in Kannapolis, NC: These are mill houses in Kannapolis, North Carolina. Kannapolis was formerly dominated by the textile industry, but many of the mills that surrounded the area have been shut down or demolished.; Format: image/photograph

A mushroom in the Uwharrie Mountains: This is a mushroom in the Uwharrie Mountains in Montgomery County, North Carolina. The Uwharries cut through Randolph, Montgomery, Stanly, and Davidson Counties, and their foothills lie in Cabarrus, Anson, and Union Counties. They are now protected as a National...; Format: image/photograph

The North Carolina Gold Rush: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 6.1; Gold was discovered in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, in 1799, and within a few years, the North Carolina Gold Rush was on. Men arrived in the Piedmont to work in the mines, many of them from Cornwall in England.; Format: article; By Rebecca Lewis.

North Carolina in the New Nation: Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina in the early national period (1790–1836). Topics include the development of state government and political parties, agriculture, the Great Revival, education, the gold rush, the growth of slavery, Cherokee Removal, and battles over internal improvements and reform.; Format: book (multiple pages)

A panoramic view of Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, NC: This is a panoramic view of Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, NC. Concord is home to the race track, but it is also home to many of the drivers and racing teams year round. Concord is the also the site of one of NASCAR's Technical Institutes.; Format: image/photograph

The Reed Gold Mine: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 6.2; A brief history of Cabarrus County farmer John Reed and his gold mine, from the first discovery of gold in 1799 to the establishment of a valuable and productive mine.; Format: book

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