50 ' below ground in the Reed Gold Mine just outside of Charlotte NC. The mine is the first "documented" gold rush on the American continent (1799). The son of Mr. Reed found a 17 lb gold nugget, the family being unable to identify the strange rock used it for a door stop for 3 years before selling it for $3.50 ( going weekly wage for a farmer) to a jeweler who sold it for over $3,000.
"Can I take it home and put it in the fish tank?" Trent was a little hesitant to leave the frog in the mine all by itself.
Jamie intently trying to pay for our trip by panning for gold. She came up empty handed, but the girls scout troop did good!
At Last!MYRTLE BEACH !!!
Day 2 was one of those times you wonder if the directions you print out on map quest are the long scenic route guaranteed to get you lost at least 5 times before arriving at your destination. Instead of following instinct and sticking to the freeways, we decided to follow the map quest directions - estimated travel time: 4 hrs 11 min, actual travel time: 6 hrs 20 min. The nice part is that we got to see just how hillbilly South Carolina is by taking a tour through the back country, woods, and towns they make those crazy TV specials on.
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I did not know that Reed Gold Mine was the frist in the US. How interesting. Jamie, I want a large Picture of you and the boys standing with your back to the camera, hanging on my livingroom wall. It's great. You really do take the best ever pictures.
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