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Hidden Valley in Charlotte in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Major Joseph Graham

 
 
Major Joseph Graham Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By S. C. McCullough, November 17, 2018
1. Major Joseph Graham Marker
Inscription. Patriot, Soldier, Statesman. Received nine wounds in Battle of Charlotte. Was left for dead on Sugaw Creek Road September 26, 1780.
 
Erected 1916 by The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & PatriotismWar, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 26, 1780.
 
Location. 35° 15.533′ N, 80° 47.679′ W. Marker is in Charlotte, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County. It is in Hidden Valley. Marker is at the intersection of W. Sugar Creek Rd. and N. Tryon St. (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling west on W. Sugar Creek Rd.. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 W Sugar Creek Rd, Charlotte NC 28213, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. "War of Sugar Creek" (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); John Gibbon (approx. ¾ mile away); VFW Post 9488 Veterans Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); Bishop John C. Kilgo House (approx. 2.1 miles away); Hezekiah Alexander House
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(approx. 2.3 miles away); Memorial to Lieut. Col. George Locke (approx. 2.4 miles away); Victoria (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charlotte.
 
Major Joseph Graham Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By S. C. McCullough, November 17, 2018
2. Major Joseph Graham Marker
Major Joseph Graham marker on W. Sugar Creek Rd. image. Click for full size.
Photographed By S. C. McCullough, November 17, 2018
3. Major Joseph Graham marker on W. Sugar Creek Rd.
Major Joseph Graham Marker image. Click for full size.
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4. Major Joseph Graham Marker
Bronze tablet and granite marker erected on Sugar Creek road, near Charlotte, N. C., to the memory of Major Joseph Graham, by the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence Chapter, D.A.R., with assistance from North Carolina Historical Commission, and from the descendants of Major Graham, unveiled May 20, 1918. Major Graham was an eye-witness to the signing of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence May 20, 1775.
From Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine, Vol. LIII, No. 5, May 1919, Page 321.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 20, 2018, by S. C. McCullough of Charlotte, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 415 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on November 20, 2018, by S. C. McCullough of Charlotte, North Carolina.   4. submitted on April 10, 2021, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

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