Gold is always exciting to find, no matter where the world it is.
Not many people realize that gold was discovered on the East Coast before the 1849 gold rush on the West Coast. The state of North Carolina, near the town of Concord takes claim to opening the first commercial gold mine in the country known as the Reed Gold Mine. Since that time, many of the states along the East Coast have been havens to gold prospectors. This article deals with finds in southeastern Pennsylvania, an area I specialize in as a geologist. Many of the mineral books of the area dating back into the early 1800's list gold as being found in many of the counties in southeastern Pennsylvania.