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

Newspaperman W.J. Cash

(1901 - 41)

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

1. Newspaperman W.J. Cash Marker

Inscription. Lived here 1939-40 while writing his classic book Mind of the South published by Alfred Knopf, 1941.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Communications. A significant historical year for this entry is 1941.

Location. 35° 13.903′ N, 80° 50.357′ W. Marker is in Charlotte, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County. It is in Charlotte center city. It is on North Church Street just south of West 9th Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 515 N Church 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 North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it 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

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distance of this marker: Sloan Davidson House (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Home Site of Doctor Annie Lowrie Alexander (about 600 feet away); Annie Alexander (about 700 feet away); Overcarsh House (about 800 feet away); St. Peter's Episcopal Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Confederate Cabinet (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fourth Ward Historic District (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fourth Ward (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charlotte.

Also see . . . W. J. Cash. Excerpt:

Wilbur Joseph "Jack" Cash (May 2, 1900 – July 1, 1941) was an American journalist known for writing The Mind of the South (1941), a controversial and influential interpretation of the character and history of the American South.

A protégé of H. L. Mencken and Alfred A. and Blanche Knopf, Cash suffered throughout his life from depression. He died by hanging himself shortly after the publication of the book.

(Submitted on June 3, 2025, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan.)

Newspaperman W.J. Cash Building image. Click for full size.

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

2. Newspaperman W.J. Cash Building

Additional plaques on the building image. Click for full size.

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

3. Additional plaques on the building

Photographed by Unknown, circa 1940

4. W.J. Cash

Credits. This page was last revised on June 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 282 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 20, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 4. submitted on June 3, 2025, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan.