Oakdale South near Charlotte in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Pleasant Grove Memorial Park

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 29, 2021

1. Pleasant Grove Memorial Park Marker

Inscription. Pleasant Grove Methodist Church was organized in 1888 with services held under a brush arbor directly across the road, and a building placed there the same year. it was replaced in 1908 by a building on this site. In 1947 a third structure was built one and a half miles east of here. The original acre of land in this park was donated by Rachel H. Hutchison, whose burial was the first made on it. This marker erected in 1953

Erected 1953.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1888.

Location. 35° 18.69′ N, 80° 55.37′ W. Marker is near Charlotte, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County. It is in Oakdale South. It is at the intersection of Pleasant Grove Road and Hutchinson Lane, on the right when traveling east on Pleasant Grove Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Charlotte NC 28216, 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 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: McIntyre Skirmish (approx. 3.3 miles away); The Battle of McIntyre's Farm (approx. 3.3 miles away); McCoy Slave Cemetery (approx. 4 miles away); Historic Latta Plantation (approx. 4 miles away); The Oldest Cemetery and the Walls

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(approx. 4 miles away); Richard Barry (approx. 4 miles away); General William Lee Davidson (approx. 4 miles away); The Church Building (approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charlotte.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 29, 2021

2. Pleasant Grove Memorial Park Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2021, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 417 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 29, 2021, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.