North Carolina County

Alexander County, North Carolina

Hiddenite's gem mining and the world's only hiddenite source - from Hiddenite's distinction as the world's only known source of gem-quality hiddenite (the green transparent variety of spodumene, discovered in 1879 and named for mineralogist William Earl Hidden, has been mined here ever since - the Hiddenite Center's public gem mining experience attracts collectors seeking one of the world's rarest gemstones) to Alexander County's furniture and textile manufacturing heritage and the South Yadkin River's piedmont corridor.

County Seat Taylorsville
Population 38,000
Founded 1847
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