Huntersville in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Historic Latta Plantation

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 4, 2013

1. Historic Latta Plantation Marker

Inscription. Historic home of James Latta (1755 – 1837). Last remaining Catawba River cotton plantation open to the public. Sample family home from 1853 – 1922. Sample sons fought at Gettysburg in General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia.

Plantation 3 miles west on
Sample Road.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1853.

Location. 35° 21.936′ N, 80° 53.943′ W. Marker is in Huntersville, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County. It is at the intersection of Beatties Ford Road and Sample Road, on the left when traveling north on Beatties Ford Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Huntersville NC 28078, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont

and in Greater Charlotte.

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: The Church Building (within shouting distance of this marker); William Lee Davidson (within shouting distance of this marker); Richard Barry (within shouting distance of this marker); General William Lee Davidson (within shouting distance of this marker); William Graham (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory of the Revolutionary War Patriots of Hopewell Presbyterian Church (within shouting

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distance of this marker); The Oldest Cemetery and the Walls (within shouting distance of this marker); William Bain Alexander (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Huntersville.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 4, 2013

2. Historic Latta Plantation Marker

Huntersville Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 4, 2013

3. Huntersville Marker

Marker on Beaties Ford Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, Huntersvil

4. Marker on Beaties Ford Road

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 4, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,359 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 4, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.