Huntersville in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Richard Barry
(1726 – 1801)
Tanner
Legislator
Signer of Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence
Co-founder of:
Hopewell Presbyterian Church
City of Charlotte
Mecklenburg County
N.C. Superior Court
He recovered General William L. Davidson’s body after the Cowan’s Ford Battle and brought him to Hopewell Church for burial.
Family homesite approximately 0.2 miles east.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 35° 22.723′ N, 80° 54.955′ W. Marker is in Huntersville, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County. Marker is at the intersection of Beatties Ford Road and April Mist Trail, on the right when traveling north on Beatties Ford Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Huntersville NC 28078, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Tanner (approx. ¼ mile away); The First Sermon of Hopewell Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); William Lee Davidson (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Church Building (approx. 1.3 miles away); In Memory of the Revolutionary War Patriots of Hopewell Presbyterian Church (approx. 1.3 miles away); William Graham (approx. 1.3 miles away); Historic Latta Plantation (approx. 1.3 miles away); Hopewell Presbyterian Church (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Huntersville.
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Credits. This page was last revised on January 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 6, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,079 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 6, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 6. submitted on January 17, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.