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Time Period >>  Nation: America  1782 - 1819
Historical Event >>  Cabarrus County  1792

Formation of Cabarrus County (1792) Cabarrus County is formed, created from the north-western section of Mecklenburg. No one yet suspects that in just a few years, the new county will draw everyone's attention when an important discovery is made there. The land in Cabarrus County contains gold.




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