Little Meadow Creek
E1033600
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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Little Meadow Creek canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13318312 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Little Meadow Creek Context triple: [Reed Gold Mine State Historic Site, locatedOn, Little Meadow Creek]
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A.
Little Mill Creek
Little Mill Creek is a small stream in northern Delaware that flows through suburban areas near Elsmere before joining the Christina River.
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B.
Little Sugar Creek
Little Sugar Creek is an urban stream in the Charlotte area of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, known for its greenway, floodplain restoration, and role in local recreation and stormwater management.
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C.
Big Creek
Big Creek is a smaller stream in Michigan that feeds into the Muskegon River as one of its tributaries.
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D.
Big Creek
Big Creek is a stream that serves as the primary outlet for water flowing from Big Creek Lake.
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E.
Big Creek
Big Creek is a stream in Kansas that flows through Ellis and serves as a local natural waterway in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Little Meadow Creek Target entity description: 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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A.
Little Mill Creek
Little Mill Creek is a small stream in northern Delaware that flows through suburban areas near Elsmere before joining the Christina River.
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B.
Little Sugar Creek
Little Sugar Creek is an urban stream in the Charlotte area of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, known for its greenway, floodplain restoration, and role in local recreation and stormwater management.
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C.
Big Creek
Big Creek is a stream that serves as the primary outlet for water flowing from Big Creek Lake.
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D.
Big Creek
Big Creek is a smaller stream in Michigan that feeds into the Muskegon River as one of its tributaries.
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E.
Big Creek
Big Creek is a stream in Kansas that flows through Ellis and serves as a local natural waterway in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
stream
ⓘ
watercourse ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Conrad Reed
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| discoveryOccurredAt | Reed farm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | Reed Gold Mine State Historic Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goldDiscoveryCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| goldDiscoveryType | placer gold ⓘ |
| goldDiscoveryYear | 1799 ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalFeature |
alluvial deposits
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gold-bearing sediments ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement | Midland, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cabarrus County, North Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Carolina ⓘ |
| locatedOnPropertyOf | Reed Gold Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Reed Gold Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ |
| stateHistoricSite | Reed Gold Mine State Historic Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
North Carolina gold rush histories
ⓘ
United States mining history studies ⓘ |
| tourism |
heritage tourism destination
ⓘ
site of educational tours ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Rocky River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterbodyType | freshwater stream ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Little Meadow Creek Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.