Count Vincent de Rivafinoli
investor in Rudisill/St Catherine mines
investor in Rudisill/St Catherine mines
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1830
Outside investors — first Count Vincent de Rivafinoli, then Englishman John Penman — leased the Rudisill and St. Catherine mines in 1830 and consolidated them into the Mecklenburg Gold Mining Company; their capital and advocacy helped persuade the federal government to site a branch mint in Charlotte.
St. Catherine Gold Mine (site)First United States Branch Mint (site)Rudisill Gold Mine (site)Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government CenterSt. Catherine MineRudisill MineMecklenburg Gold Mining CompanyJohn Penman
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