Conrad Reed

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Conrad Reed was a young North Carolina farm boy whose 1799 discovery of a large gold nugget on his family’s property led to the first documented gold find in the United States and the establishment of the Reed Gold Mine.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic gold mine
historical event
person
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
surface form: United States
date 1799
discovered large gold nugget
familyName Reed NERFINISHED
followedBy North Carolina gold rush NERFINISHED
givenName Conrad NERFINISHED
hasHeritageSite Reed Gold Mine NERFINISHED
hasParticipant Conrad Reed NERFINISHED
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
inception early 19th century
influenced beginning of the North Carolina gold rush
development of gold mining in the southeastern United States
knownFor discovering a large gold nugget in 1799
leading to the establishment of the Reed Gold Mine
making the first documented gold discovery in the United States
locatedIn Cabarrus County, North Carolina NERFINISHED
location Reed family farm, Cabarrus County, North Carolina NERFINISHED
namedAfter Conrad Reed NERFINISHED
occupation farmer
operatedAs state historic site
ownedBy State of North Carolina NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth North Carolina NERFINISHED
placeOfDiscovery Reed family farm, Cabarrus County, North Carolina NERFINISHED
pointInTime 1799

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Reed Gold Mine discoveredBy Conrad Reed