Hello everyone,
I came across a note concerning the Clegg mine in Sanford, NC while I was surfing the net for NC gold info. The location/mine was noted as holding minerals, no mention of gold. What made my heart skip a beat was the fact that I had been within a few hundred yards of the mine as a child back in the 1970's and never knew it.
The web info I found said the mine was located near the Deep River School (this is where my late grandmother used to be an elementary school librarian.) The info also noted the mine as being behind the Flat Springs Baptist church. This same church is where my grandparents took me to Bible school and where they are now both buried in the church graveyard.
As a child, I remember signage at the tree line behind the church. The signs once read " Danger/Dynamite/Blasting." If some of you older 40 somethings may recall, back in the 1970's, there were television messages warning kids to stay away from such areas and to not pick up blasting "caps". For this reason, my parents would never let me venture past the tree line.
Does anyone know more about this mine? Has anyone every been inside it?
I still have relatives that attend Flat Springs Baptist Church, and they do not remember anything about it. You can bet the next time I visit Sanford, I will be snooping around behind the church. I will keep you updated if I find out more on the Clegg Mine.
Thanks everyone,
Claydog65
I came across a note concerning the Clegg mine in Sanford, NC while I was surfing the net for NC gold info. The location/mine was noted as holding minerals, no mention of gold. What made my heart skip a beat was the fact that I had been within a few hundred yards of the mine as a child back in the 1970's and never knew it.
The web info I found said the mine was located near the Deep River School (this is where my late grandmother used to be an elementary school librarian.) The info also noted the mine as being behind the Flat Springs Baptist church. This same church is where my grandparents took me to Bible school and where they are now both buried in the church graveyard.
As a child, I remember signage at the tree line behind the church. The signs once read " Danger/Dynamite/Blasting." If some of you older 40 somethings may recall, back in the 1970's, there were television messages warning kids to stay away from such areas and to not pick up blasting "caps". For this reason, my parents would never let me venture past the tree line.
Does anyone know more about this mine? Has anyone every been inside it?
I still have relatives that attend Flat Springs Baptist Church, and they do not remember anything about it. You can bet the next time I visit Sanford, I will be snooping around behind the church. I will keep you updated if I find out more on the Clegg Mine.
Thanks everyone,
Claydog65
