Charlotte, NC, US Assay Office

Collection

Western District of North Carolina

Dublin Core

Title

Charlotte, NC, US Assay Office

Subject

The United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina

Buildings

Description

U.S. Assay Office, Charlotte, N.C. No. 1116. Occupied in 1846. The establishment of a mint at Charlotte was authorized in 1835 and a building was built at W 4th St. and W. Trade St. It burned in 1844 and this building was constructed between 1845 and 1846 for $31,572. The plant was closed in 1913. The assay office received bullion deposits from the public and mining prospectors in the American territories.

Publisher

KC, New York

Rights

No copyright issues

Type

Image; Photo

Identifier

a24740

605

GSA PC 300

Coverage

1907-1914

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