Saturday, May 17, 2008

Shipwreck Details: Steamship New York

The Charlotte Observer has a fine article on the gold found in the wreckage of the steamship New York, which was discovered off the coast of Louisiana and recently salvaged.

Article goes into detail about the old US Mint facilities in Charlotte, NC, and Dahlonega, GA, which were authorized by President Andrew Jackson and closed at the beginning of the Civil War. These mints pre-dated the California gold rush, and are generally forgotten these days, along with the Carolinas and Georgia gold rushes that caused them to be opened.

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