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.
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
ⓘ
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.