University City South in Charlotte in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

University of N.C. at Charlotte

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 9, 2021

1. University of N.C. at Charlotte Marker

Inscription. Established 1946; became Charlotte College, 1949. Moved here 1961. Campus of The University of North Carolina since 1965.

Erected 2006 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number L-86.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1946.

Location. 35° 18.165′ N, 80° 43.742′ W. Marker is in Charlotte, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County. It is in University City South. It is at the intersection of University City Boulevard (State Highway 49) and Suther Road, on the right when traveling west on University City Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Charlotte NC 28213, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it

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finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Memorial to Lieut. Col. George Locke (approx. 2.4 miles away); a different marker also named Nathaniel Alexander (approx. 4.1 miles away); In Memory of Alexander Query and Peggy McCord Query (approx. 4.1 miles away); Charlotte Motor Speedway (approx. 4.2 miles away); John Gibbon (approx. 4.3 miles away); Major Joseph Graham (approx. 4.8 miles away); "War of Sugar Creek" (approx. 4.9 miles away); Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church (approx. 5.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charlotte.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Nathaniel Alexander (was approx. 4.1 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . University of North Carolina at Charlotte. (Submitted on May 16, 2021, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 9, 2021

2. University of N.C. at Charlotte Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2021, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 292 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 16, 2021, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.