North Carolina gold mines
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North Carolina gold mines were some of the earliest and most productive gold deposits in the United States, sparking the nation’s first gold rush in the early 19th century.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
gold mining district
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historic mining region → |
| associatedWith |
Charlotte Mint
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| contributedTo |
early U.S. mint operations in Charlotte
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| country |
United States
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| declineCause |
competition from western U.S. gold fields
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discovery of richer gold deposits in California in 1848 → |
| economicImpact |
attracted investment and labor to the Piedmont region
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stimulated development of Charlotte as a financial center → |
| followedBy |
California Gold Rush as dominant U.S. gold rush
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| geologicalSetting |
Carolina Slate Belt
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| hasCause |
discovery of a large gold nugget in Cabarrus County in 1799
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| heritageStatus |
subject of historic preservation and interpretation
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| historyOfTopic |
gold mining in the United States
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| inception |
1799
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| industry |
mining industry of North Carolina
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| knownFor |
being site of the first major gold rush in the United States
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early 19th-century gold production → |
| laborSource |
European immigrant miners
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enslaved African Americans → local farmers → |
| locatedIn |
Cabarrus County, North Carolina
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Davidson County, North Carolina NERFINISHED → Guilford County, North Carolina NERFINISHED → Mecklenburg County, North Carolina NERFINISHED → North Carolina → Randolph County, North Carolina NERFINISHED → Rowan County, North Carolina NERFINISHED → Stanly County, North Carolina NERFINISHED → Union County, North Carolina NERFINISHED → |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Piedmont region of North Carolina
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| mainProduct |
gold
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| miningMethod |
lode mining
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placer mining → underground hard-rock mining → |
| notableMine |
Capps Mine
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Gold Hill mines → Haile Gold Mine → Phoenix Mine (North Carolina) → Randolph Mine → Reed Gold Mine → Silver Hill Mine → |
| oreType |
quartz veins containing native gold
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| partOf |
Appalachian gold belt
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| peakPeriod |
1820s
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1830s → |
| precededBy |
small-scale placer gold recovery by local residents
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| significantEvent |
first U.S. gold rush
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| startTime |
early 19th century
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| timePeriod |
Antebellum period in the United States
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| tourism |
Reed Gold Mine State Historic Site
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Charlotte Mint
("North Carolina gold rush")
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relatedEvent |
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Charlotte Mint
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usedGoldFrom |