Reed's Gold mine is the site of the first gold discovery in the United States. It is located in the town of Midland in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. A seventeen pound piece of [[placer gold]] was discovered on the property of John Reed, a Hessian deserter of the Revolutionary War by his son Conrad Reed. Following the discovery
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*[http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/reed/reed.htm Reed's Gold Mine State Historic Park]
