Collaborative efforts have ignited a new enthusiasm statewide with the announcement of an album produced based on the natural beauty of the state of North Carolina and its gold mining legacy. If that’s not enough to get excited about then think about the creativity involved when you have singer/songwriters from all over the state and along the trail coming together to create this musical sound of gold.

The NC Gold Album Music Project was launched to collectively bring about an awareness of the state’s history and raise funds to help build the NC Gold Trail. 
The Rutherfordton, North Carolina Hilltop Fall Festival Featuring NC Gold Album Live is another collaborative effort to bring gold counties and attractions together to educate the public about America’s first gold rush. The state-of the-art, interactive Heritage Map is being developed and will include all the counties that are on board with the gold trail.