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North Carolina was the site of the first gold rush in the United States, following the discovery of a 17-pound (7.7 kg) gold nugget by 12-year-old Conrad Reed in a creek at his father's farm in 1799. The Reed Gold Mine , southwest of Georgeville in Cabarrus County, North Carolina produced about 50,000 troy ounces (1,600 kg) of gold from lode ...
The Quimbaya Poporo, gold, attributed to the pre-Columbian Quimbaya civilization in the Andean region of present-day Colombia, ca. 300 CE. A Poporo is a device used by indigenous cultures in present and pre-Columbian South America for storage of small amounts of lime produced from burnt and crushed sea-shells.
Brand kept his discovery secret, as alchemists of the time did, and worked with the phosphorus trying unsuccessfully to use it to produce gold. His recipe was: [5] Let urine stand for days until it gives off a pungent smell. [4] (This step was not necessary, as later scientists discovered that fresh urine yielded the same amount of phosphorus). [6]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 February 2025. American pioneer who discovered gold in California in 1848 For other people named James W. Marshall, see James W. Marshall (disambiguation). This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced ...
started his meat packing business with funds from success in the Gold Fields [3] Josiah Belden: 1815–1892 Connecticut, U.S. politician, rancho grantee first mayor of San Jose, California: Charles H. Bennett (soldier) 1811–1855 Walla Walla, Washington, U.S. soldier, hotelier present at the first discovery of gold John Bidwell: 1819–1900
Archaeologists uncovered a 480-year-old gun in Arizona. It’s now considered the oldest firearm ever found within the continental United States.
Discovery of gold nuggets at the site of present-day Yreka in 1851 brought thousands of gold-seekers up the Siskiyou Trail [34] and throughout California's northern counties. [ 35 ] Settlements of the gold rush era, such as Portuguese Flat on the Sacramento River , sprang into existence and then faded.
Map of pre-Columbian cultures Poporo Quimbaya in the Gold Museum, Bogotá Colombia Seated gold figure from the Museo de América (Museum of America). Quimbaya artifacts refer to a range of primarily ceramic and gold objects surviving from the Quimbaya civilisation, one of many pre-Columbian cultures of Colombia inhabiting the Middle Cauca River valley and southern Antioquian region of modern ...