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

Dr. Ephraim Brevard Lived Near Here In 1775

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

1. Dr. Ephraim Brevard Lived Near Here In 1775 Marker

Inscription. Ephraim Brevard, raised near Charlotte, attended college in Princeton, New Jersey. He became a doctor, and later a teacher and trustee at Queen's College in Charlotte. He married Thomas Polk's daughter, Martha, and helped to write the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence and the Mecklenburg Resolves. Serving as a surgeon during the Revolutionary War, he was captured when Charleston fell in 1780 While ministering to American prisoners, he fell ill, was released, and died in July 1781, shortly after arriving the home. Brevard Street in Charlotte and the City of Brevard, North Carolina, are named for him.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Education • Science & Medicine • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1781.

Location. 35° 13.578′ N, 80° 50.51′ W. Marker is in Charlotte, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County. It is in Charlotte center city. It is at the intersection of East Trade Street and North College Street, on the right when traveling west on East Trade Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101

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N College 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 distance of this marker: Charlotte's First Belk Store (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Confederate Navy Yard (about 400 feet away); Independence Square (about 400 feet away); Queen Charlotte Walks In Her Garden (about 400 feet away); Nearby History (about 500 feet away); Nathanael Greene (about 500 feet away); The Sculptures at Independence Square (about 500 feet away); Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charlotte.

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

2. Dr. Ephraim Brevard Lived Near Here In 1775 Marker

Photographed by Mark Parker, June 13, 2024

3. Dr. Ephraim Brevard Lived Near Here In 1775 Marker

Photographed by Mark Parker, June 13, 2024

4. Dr. Ephraim Brevard Lived Near Here In 1775 Marker

Wide view of marker at corner of North College and East Trade Streets

Cenotaph of Dr. Ephraim Brevard image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, June 13, 2024

5. Cenotaph of Dr. Ephraim Brevard

Old Settlers Cemetery, Charlotte, NC

Credits. This page was last revised on June 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 640 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 21, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 19, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.