Little Meadow Creek

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Little Meadow Creek is a historically significant stream in North Carolina known as the site of the first documented gold discovery in the United States.

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Little Meadow Creek canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf stream
watercourse
associatedWithPerson Conrad Reed
John Reed
country United States
discoveryOccurredAt Reed farm
flowsThrough Reed Gold Mine State Historic Site
goldDiscoveryCentury 18th century
goldDiscoveryType placer gold
goldDiscoveryYear 1799
hasGeologicalFeature alluvial deposits
gold-bearing sediments
hasNearbySettlement Midland, North Carolina
hasRecreation guided mine tours nearby
historical interpretation
historicalSignificance birthplace of the North Carolina gold rush
early American gold mining history
knownFor first documented gold discovery in the United States
gold deposits
listedAs National Historic Landmark component (Reed Gold Mine)
locatedIn Cabarrus County, North Carolina
linked to: Cabarrus County

North Carolina
locatedOnPropertyOf Reed Gold Mine
managedBy North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
partOf Reed Gold Mine
region Piedmont region of North Carolina
stateHistoricSite Reed Gold Mine State Historic Site
subjectOf North Carolina gold rush histories
United States mining history studies
tourism heritage tourism destination
site of educational tours
tributaryOf Rocky River
waterbodyType freshwater stream

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Reed Gold Mine State Historic Site locatedOn Little Meadow Creek