sentences:  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 of gold from lode and placer deposits.Gold was produced from 15 districts, almost all in the Piedmont region of the state.