Kim BrattainFounder/ CEO, Kim Brattain Media · Award-winning Corporate and Documentary Film Producer

Pharr Farm

24 Apr 2013 · 4 min

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The video presents a promotional narrative about the Farr Family Farm, located 45 minutes from Charlotte Douglas Airport. It highlights the property's natural beauty—mature hardwoods, rolling hills, ponds, deer, and wild turkeys—spanning just under one square mile, with 12 acres available for unrestricted development surrounded by 564 acres of forest, of which 348 acres are under a conservation easement and an additional 204 acres can be purchased for conservation. The narration emphasizes modern demand for trails and greenways, noting the farm’s proximity to the Carolina Thread Trail, a regional project aiming for over 1,500 miles of connected trails and blueways. Historical context is provided, referencing Conrad Reed’s 28‑pound gold nugget discovery 200 years ago, remaining granite grinding stones, and evidence of early mining. It also mentions early settlers like Daniel Little (born 1792) and the presence of about 18 graves, as well as Native American trade routes near the Catawba and Uwharrie rivers. The property offers extensive hunting opportunities for deer and turkey, and the overall tone is enthusiastic, positioning the farm as a unique blend of adventure, tranquility, historical significance, and future recreational potential.

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There's such a sense of adventure here. You never know what you're going to see.
It's hard to tell people until they come out and sit down and relax a minute to feel the peace of the place.
Well, the number one thing that people want in terms of amenities today are trails and greenways. So the people that have the trail going through their area are thrilled.
The Farr Family Farm, 45 minutes from Charlotte Douglas Airport. Shelters mature hardwoods, rolling hills, deer, wild turkeys, 5 ponds, just under 1 square mile of serenity. 12 acres for completely unrestricted development surrounded by 564 acres of forest, 348 acres in a conservation easement. an option to buy another 204 acres in the conservation program, and a cornerstone of American history.
200 years ago, Conrad Reed found that first nugget, 28 pounds, and used it for a doorstop for 2 years before they realized it was gold.
The huge granite grinding stones are still on the property. along with a few mounds of dirt from mine shafts long ago, and of course, the white quartz rock known for those veins of gold. And there is still evidence today of those that shared this land before the Gold Rush.
Daniel Little was born in 1792 and lived into his 80s. His wife lived to be 92, and there are about 18 graves, we figure, in that And long before the Littles, Indian trade.
There was a Native American sett near the Catawba and also near the Uwharrie, and so this was actually a popular trading ground.
You know, you can really get lost in a square mile of 500 acres of forest, 100 acres of pasture, rolling pasture with The deer hunting and turkey hunting is probably as strong as about anywhere in central North Carolina.
The Farr Family Preserve and Jones and Polly Farr Conservation Easement encompasses 414 acres. It's part of the Catawba Lands Conservancy easement program, and this farm is adjacent to what will be the Carolina Thread Trail.
Carolina Thread Trail is an unprecedented regional project. It's really a regional conservation project that's ultimately going to be over 1,500 miles of connected trails for biking and hiking and paddle— blueways for paddling, and it's going to connect over 2 million people.
Paradise, just 30 minutes from Charlotte. The promise of future family outings. Maybe some fireworks, an equestrian stable, or a hunting club. It's rare that a property of such historic richness and natural beauty comes on the market.