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2021Virtual Carolina Gold Rush: Cradle Rocker

As the gold mining industry grew in North Carolina, new types of equipment were needed to continue to find gold. Panning was effective, but not very efficient as only a small amount of dirt could be processed at a time. To sift through larger amounts of dirt miners developed cradle rockers to use beside the creeks. Named after a baby’s cradle, dirt would be shoveled onto the top of the cradle rocker before water was poured over the dirt. The cradle rocker was then rocked back and forth, just like its namesake, to separate the gold from the dirt.