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By Michael K. Brantley Two convicted murderers met their fate on the gallows in Nash County’s last public hanging on March 15, 1900. The story of John Henry Taylor and Robert Fortune and the murder of Robert Hester is a tragic one. All that end in capital punishment are. It’s also a story of mistaken…
By Michael K. Brantley Of course, the Gold Rush of the 19th century is always associated with western locations, usually California. However, from 1804-1828, all the domestic gold coined at the United States Mint came from North Carolina. Gold was first discovered in North Carolina in 1799 when Conrad Reed found a 17-pound nugget in…