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Gold City Gem Mine, Jewelry & General Store

Gem Mining, Gold Panning, Gem Cutting & Mounting, Jewelry Store, General Store, Antiques &

Franklin, NC Pioneer History

Taylor's Mountainside A-Frame

Private home, Sleeps 7 adults comfortably, more than fully stocked kitchen, all linens, huge front deck, grill, picnic table, porch swing, nestled in the middle of our 3 lots for privacy; cots in closet for "extra" children, bedding if needed. 2 bedrooms, plus bonus sleeping loft and 2

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Things to do Pioneer History near Franklin, NC

Spruce Pine Gem & Gold Mine

Mine for native gemstones with one of the oldest mining families in North Carolina. Documented by National Geographic Magizi...

Gallery of Gems & Minerals

See our selection of gemstones and custom jewelry. We're just south of Franklin, in the Gemstone Capitol of the World....

Old Pressley Sapphire Mine

An original mine. Birthplace of the World's Largest Blue Star Sapphires, "The Star of the Carolinas" and "The Southern Star" ...

Moonstone Gem Mine

Native & enriched gem mine....

Rio Doce Gem Mine

Gem mining, gem cutting, gem cutting school, jewelry making....