Charlotte center city in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Site of Queen's College

Established - 1771

— Charlotte Mecklenburg Historic Site —

Site of Queen's College Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 17, 2021

1. Site of Queen's College Marker

Inscription. First tax supported college in Carolinas. Charter denied by King George III in 1782. Continued to operate as Queen's Museum and later as Liberty Hall Academy. Was an infirmary for British troops during Cornwallis occupation of Charlotte 1780. The academy was moved to Salisbury in 1784. (Marker Number 4.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1782.

Location. 35° 13.52′ N, 80° 50.741′ W. Marker is in Charlotte, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County. It is in Charlotte center city. It is on South Tryon Street just south of 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 S Tryon St, Charlotte NC 28202, 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 walking distance of this marker: The Latta Arcade (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Liberty Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Nearby History (within shouting distance of this marker); WBT / WBTV (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tryon Street (about 300 feet away); British Encampment, 1780 (about 400 feet away); Ratcliffe Flowers (about 400 feet away); The Johnston Building (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charlotte.

Another marker is no longer nearby. The Last Meetings of the Confederate Cabinet (was about 300 feet away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 17, 2021

2. Site of Queen's College Marker

Photographed by Mark Parker, June 13, 2024

3. Site of Queen's College Marker

Located in front of Three Wells Fargo Center

Credits. This page was last revised on June 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 783 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 20, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on June 19, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.