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
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Dr. Ephraim Brevard Lived Near Here In 1775. . 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.
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.
Location. 35° 13.578′ N, 80° 50.51′ W. Marker is in Charlotte, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County. It is in Charlotte center city. Marker 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 N College St, Charlotte NC 28202, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 17, 2021
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