Elizabeth in Charlotte in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Wildcat Highway
Photographed by Mark Parker, November 16, 2024
1. Wildcat Highway Marker
Erected by War Mothers of North Carolina.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
Location. 35° 12.959′ N, 80° 49.35′ W. Memorial is in Charlotte, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County. It is in Elizabeth. It is at the intersection of East 7th Street and Hawthorne Lane, on the right when traveling east on East 7th Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1658 E 7th St, Charlotte NC 28204, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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 walking distance of this marker: Harry Golden (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Harry Golden (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Home of William Henry Belk (approx. Ό mile away); Presbyterian Hospital (approx. Ό mile away); Elizabeth College (approx. Ό mile away); Rutzler Apartments (approx. 0.3 miles away); Site of the First Court Held in Mecklenburg County (approx. 0.4 miles away); "Brothers Issued from One Womb" (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charlotte.
Also see . . . The History of Elizabeth.
After World War I, soldiers mothers came together to place(Submitted on November 16, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)stone memorials across North Carolina. The markers did double-duty as wayfinding for the first two cross-state highways: the Old Hickory route (roughly todays US 40) and the Wildcat Highway (todays US 74). Note that the inscription says The World War. Few imagined there might be a second one.
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Photographed by Mark Parker, November 16, 2024
2. Full view of Wildcat Highway Marker overlooking Independence Park
Photographed by Mark Parker, November 16, 2024
3. Wildcat Highway Marker looking towards intersection of East 7th Street & Hawthorne Ln.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,196 times since then and 66 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 16, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
