Everything about Conrad Reed totally explained
The
Reed Gold Mine is located in
Cabarrus County,
North Carolina, and is the site of the first documented
gold find in the
United States.
History
In 1799, Conrad Reed, the son of farmer and former
Hessian soldier John Reed (né Johannes Reith), found a 17 pound yellow "rock" in Little Meadow Creek on the family farm in
Cabarrus County, North Carolina. For three years, the rock served as a bulky doorstop. In
1802, a dishonest jeweler from
Fayetteville identified the rock as a large
gold nugget and bought it from the unwitting John Reed and Family for $3.50; the nugget's true value was, in all likelihood, over $3,000.
About 1803, John Reed organized a small gold mining operation. A 28 pound nugget was discovered not long afterward.
John Reed
Johannes Reith a Hessen soldier from Raboldshausen, Germany served in Company C (Col. Friedrich von Porbeck) of the Garrison Regiment von Wissenbach. On June 21, 1782 he left his post outside of Savannah, Georgia and took with him his arms and equipment. He arrived in 'upper' Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, later Cabarrus and settled in the German community. He Anglicized his name to John Reed. Later he married Sarah Kiser, daughter of Peter Kiser and Fanny Garmon.
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