Huntersville in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Richard Barry
(1726 1801)
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 4, 2013
1. Richard Barry Marker
Tanner
Legislator
Signer of Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence
Co-founder of:
Hopewell Presbyterian Church
City of Charlotte
Mecklenburg County
N.C. Superior Court
He recovered General William L. Davidsons body after the Cowans Ford Battle and brought him to Hopewell Church for burial.
Family homesite approximately 0.2 miles east.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 35° 22.723′ N, 80° 54.955′ W. Marker is in Huntersville, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County. It is at the intersection of Beatties Ford Road and April Mist Trail, on the right 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Major John Davidson (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Tanner (approx. Ό mile away); The First Sermon of Hopewell Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Site of 146 Acre Asa Stephens Farm (approx. 1.1 miles away); William Lee Davidson (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Church Building
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Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 4, 2013
2. Richard Barry Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 4, 2013
3. Marker on Beatties Ford Road
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 4, 2013
4. Grave of Richard Barry
Richard Barry is buried in the Hopewell Presbyterian Church cemetery, located about 1½ miles south of the marker.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, February 4, 2013
5. Richard Barry Grave Marker
Signer
of
The Mecklenburg
Declaration of Independence
May 20th 1775
Photographed by Mark Parker, January 15, 2024
6. Richard Barry Marker near the entrance of Tanner's Creek subdivision
Photographed by Mark Parker, January 15, 2024
7. Chimney at the ruins of Richard Barry home site
Located on Tidal Court in the Tanner's Creek subdivision
Credits. This page was last revised on August 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 6, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,126 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 6, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 6. submitted on January 17, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. 7. submitted on August 13, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.
