[DOC] [TLE] Gold mining in the United States - Wikipedia [PAR] US annual gold production, 1840-2012. Gold mining in the United States has 
taken place continually since the discovery of gold at the Reed farm in North 
Carolina in 1799. The first documented occurrence of gold was in Virginia in 
1782. Some minor gold production took place in North Carolina as early as 1793, 
... 208 in autumn 1942 was a major impact on the production until the end of... [DOC] [TLE] History of North Carolina - Wikipedia [PAR] The history of North Carolina from prehistory to the present covers the 
experiences of the people who have lived in the territory that now comprises the 
U.S. state of North Carolina. Before 200 A.d, residents were building earthwork 
mounds, which were used ..... In the late eighteenth century, the tide of 
immigration to North Carolina from... [DOC] [TLE] History of immigration to the United States - Wikipedia [PAR] The history of immigration to the United States details the movement of people to 
the United ... Shipbuilding, commerce, agriculture, and fishing were their main 
source of ... early to late 18th century by mostly Scots-Irish, Scots, with others 
mostly from North .... The city of Detroit was the third largest settlement in New 
France. [DOC] [TLE] Gold rush - Wikipedia [PAR] A gold rush is a new discovery of gold that brings an onrush of miners seeking 
their fortune. Major gold rushes took place in the 19th century in Australia, New 
Zealand, Brazil, Canada, South Africa, and the United States, while smaller gold 
rushes took .... Successive gold rushes occurred in western North America, 
moving north... [DOC] [TLE] North Carolina facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ... [PAR] Above and below the star are two gold scrolls, the upper one reading "May 20th 
... Located in the southeastern United States, North Carolina ranks 28th in size 
among the 50 states. ..... There are major ports at Morehead City and Wilmington. 
.... There was little further military action in North Carolina until late in the War for
... [DOC] [TLE] the History of Gold in NC - Gold Fever and The Bechtler Mint - UNC-TV [PAR] The discovery of a 17-pound gold nugget in Cabarrus County, NC in 1799 marks 
the ... By the early 1820s, the pursuit of gold in NC had become a major 
enterprise. ... Gold coins from the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia were rarely found in 
the South. ... It was not until 1835 that Congress approved construction of branch 
mints in... [DOC] [TLE] The North Carolina Gold Rush - North Carolina Digital History [PAR] Until it has been polished, a nugget of gold doesn't look like one  even when 
it's ... Charlotte, the state's largest city today, was merely a dusty little village. ... 
William Thornton, of Baltimore, Maryland, designer of the United States Capitol, ... 
LEARN NC's digital textbook for North Carolina History uses primary sources and
... [DOC] [TLE] Important Minerals, Gems, and Rocks Mined in North Carolina [PAR] Jan 1, 2006 ... Main menu ... Emeralds and aquamarine gemstones found in North Carolina, 
1907. ... In 1969 the Rist Mine yielded the largest crystal seen in North America, 
... County; systematic exploitation began late in the nineteenth century. ... Mining 
continued up to 1971, although little gold was found after 1900. [DOC] [TLE] Pennsylvania History [PAR] The General Assembly recognized this noted chief by granting him a tract of ... 
The Saponis, Siouan-speaking tribes from Virginia and North Carolina, ..... 
Philadelphia had become the largest English-speaking city in the world next to 
London. .... famine of the late 1840s and Germans fleeing the political turbulence 
of their... [DOC] [TLE] A History Of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County- CH4 [PAR] Cotton was not the only source of wealth in ante-bellum Mecklenburg County nor 
the ... the Reed Gold Mine gathered fourteen pounds of gold before breakfast and 
five ... A correspondent for the New York Observer toured the North Carolina gold 
.... mining in North Carolina began to wane in the late 1830s and early 1840s. [DOC] [TLE] The Economics of the

Question: Until the late 1840s, this largest North Carolina city was the USA's chief source of gold
Answer: Charlotte