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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Charlotte is the county seat for Mecklenburg County
Adjacent to Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
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Charlotte's growth in the late 19th century led to an increasing need for new places of worship. Dr. Thomas Henderson Pritchard (1832-1896), a native Charlottean, president of Wake Forest University and a widely respected pastor of southern churches . . . — — Map (db m173386) HM
The Presbyterian congregation was organized before 1760 by Scots-Irish settlers. Robert Henry, the first permanent pastor, arrived in 1766. Rev. James McRee served from 1778 to 1797. Sugar Creek was the first Presbyterian church in the region, . . . — — Map (db m109845) HM
In honor of those men and women who served and to those who gave their lives in Vietnam from the people of Mecklenburg County.
With this we reflect on the past share with the present and educate ourselves for the future.
President Dwight D. . . . — — Map (db m175634) HM WM
Home of Thomas Spratt
First person to cross
the Yadkin River with wheels
Here was born his daughter
Anne Spratt first white child born
between Catawba & Yadkin Rivers — — Map (db m135426) HM
They Came From Mecklenburg…
When the Vietnam War ended in 1975, thousands had served from Mecklenburg County; 105 died. Men and women from rural Steele Creek and Mallard Creek, small-town Huntersville and Matthews, urban Myers Park and West . . . — — Map (db m175644) HM
First president of N.C.
Farmer's Alliance, 1887.
Was N.C. senator & U.S.
congressman. Advocate of agricultural education.
Home is 1 block S.E. — — Map (db m145714) HM
Called “The Quarter” by its long-time residents, Grier Heights is a neighborhood of
friendly and talented people. At the turn of the century almost everybody owned their
home. The men were artisans and craftsmen – brickmasons, carpenters, . . . — — Map (db m237703) HM
Sam Billings was born a slave in Union County, South Carolina.
Billings became the first recorded African American landowner
in Mecklenburg County. In 1892, he purchased 50 acres of land
for $913.50, and another substantial parcel in 1893 for . . . — — Map (db m237706) HM
May 20, 1775
Abraham Alexander, Chairman •
John McKnitt Alexander, Secretary •
Ephraim Brevard, Clerk
Hezekiah Alexander •
Ezra Alexander •
Adam Alexander •
Charles Alexander •
Waightstill Avery •
Hezekiah J. Balch • . . . — — Map (db m1579) HM
Patriot, Soldier, Statesman. Received nine wounds in Battle of Charlotte. Was left for dead on Sugaw Creek Road September 26, 1780. — — Map (db m126543) HM
Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans (1920-2012) was a beloved philanthropist and civic leader in North Carolina who devoted her life to the arts, education, children and families, health care and civil rights.
Her great-uncle, James B. Duke, owned . . . — — Map (db m237694) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m180605) HM
Built c. 1815 by Isabella
and Isaac Grier, first
minister of Sardis
Presbyterian Church.
Bought by Sarah and John
Laney Rea in 1872. Original
location 1.8 miles west. — — Map (db m237712) HM
Encampment, Oct.-Dec. 1780, of N.C. militia & Continental Army, where Patriots laid plans to confront Cornwallis. Site was just west of here. — — Map (db m44935) HM
Pvt under Col. Irwin & Col. Sumter, NC Line
Born in 1748; died Sept. 26, 1826 Mecklenburg County, NC
Exact location in cemetery unknown
Marker placed by Mecklenburg Chapter, NSDAR
2005 — — Map (db m237720) HM WM
Pvt under Capts. McRee, Springs, and Polk
and Maj. Graham and Col. Thomas Polk
Continental Line, NC
Born March 10, 1757, died October 1, 1839
Marker by Mecklenburg Chapter, NSDAR
2001 — — Map (db m237734) WM
Signer of the Mecklenburg
Declaration of Independence
Born May 5, 1728 in VA
Died October 8, 1798 in Mecklenburg Co.
Marker by Mecklenburg Chapter, NSDAR
2001 — — Map (db m237732) HM WM
who migrated to North Carolina and settled here
in about 1763. In January of 1767 he purchased 306
acres from George Selwyn that included 6 acres
for a church site. John died in October of that same
year. His son David deeded the church property . . . — — Map (db m237721) HM
signer
of
the Mecklenburg Declaration
of Independence
May 20, 1775
Charlotte North Carolina
Erected by
the Mecklenburg Declaration of
Independence Chapter, D.A.R. — — Map (db m237723) HM
Pvt – NC Line
under Lt. Samuel Flennigan, Capts. Morrison, Springs, David Ruel,
Capts. Richard Simmons of calvary & John Harris of calvary,
Cols. Moore, Hagans
Lt. – NC Line
under Capt. James Osborne, Col. Robert Irwin,
Lt. – SC Line . . . — — Map (db m237733) HM WM
In commemoration
of
the Battle of Charlotte
Sept. 26, 1780
Erected by The Battle of
Charlotte Chapter, Daughters
of the American Revolution
1918
“For God and my country I stand” — — Map (db m237675) WM
Few individuals enjoyed their time in
Charlotte more than the prodigal
John E. Penman.
Penman, a high-born Englishman, arrived
in Charlotte in 1837 with the intention
of making a fortune at the region's many
gold mines. Over the next . . . — — Map (db m237589) HM
Located near this site is the 19th century
Brush Hill Gold Mine which roughly marks
the geographical center of Charlotte's
main gold vein - The Rudisill Lode.
The lode runs northeast to southwest
for more than half a mile, roughly from
West . . . — — Map (db m237603) HM
Colonial trading route, dating from the seventeenth century, from Petersburg, Virginia, to the Catawba Indians in Carolina, passed nearby. — — Map (db m134922) HM
Backcountry settlers, in a dispute over property rights, attacked survey crew nearby, May 1765. Typified tensions that led to Regulator War. — — Map (db m126540) HM
This tablet marks the site
of the home of
Captain James Jack
Revolutionary patriot
Bearer of
The Mecklenberg Declaration of Independence
to the
Continental Congress in Philadelphia
1775
Erected by
Captain James Jack . . . — — Map (db m237586) HM
This is a live ginkgo tree planted in loving memory of Ben Nash founder of Thompson Orphanage Alumni Association 1942, also treasurer until his death in 1994. — — Map (db m175633) HM
To the Glory of God and in memory of Lewis Thompson of Bertie County, N.C., born October 9, 1808, died December 9, 1867, and his beloved daughter Pattie Clarke Thompson born March 27, 1849, died November 2, 1867
The first and main . . . — — Map (db m175632) HM
Noted African-American businessman and civic leader Thaddeus (Thad) Lincoln Tate contributed significantly to the betterment of the Charlotte community in the early to mid-20th century.
From the 1890s to the 1940s, Mr. Tate owned the Uptown . . . — — Map (db m126031) HM
Episcopal Church leader Rev. Edwin A. Osborne opened Thompson Orphanage here in 1887 on 72 acres — then farmland at the edge of town. It moved in 1970, but St. Mary's Chapel remains a landmark. — — Map (db m175624) HM
This plaque is dedicated to the memory of hundreds of boys and girls that lived at Thompson Orphanage from 1886 - 1970 giving all a place to live in time of need. — — Map (db m175627) HM
In May 1886, the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina authorized Rev. Edwin Osborne and Rev. Benjamin Bronson to establish a home for orphans at this site. In May 1887, the Thompson Orphanage was officially opened. At first some old school . . . — — Map (db m175630) HM
These buildings were arranged in a semicircle as indicated by these old plaques. St. Mary's Chapel, situated this side of Stedman Hall, had been completed in 1892, also there was a laundry and heating plant just back and right of the Smith Cottage. . . . — — Map (db m175626) HM
Thompson Orphanage was found on this site in the late 1800s. Thompson took in orphans from across North Carolina — those whose parents had died, and also those whose parents could not care for them because of poverty or illness. The boys and . . . — — Map (db m175625) HM
William Nebel (1887-1971) was a third-generation hosiery knitter who immigrated from Germany to the United States. In 1929, Nebel built the Nebel Knitting Mill on this site, By the 1940s, the demand for nylon hosiery brought success to the mill. . . . — — Map (db m245092) HM
Home of Major
William Lee Davidson,
who provided the land
for Davidson College
and was the son of
Revolutionary War
General
William Lee Davidson — — Map (db m237451) HM
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. 1860 — — Map (db m237327) HM
Lieutenant General, C.S.A.; Supt. N.C. Military Institute in Charlotte; Davidson College professor; Editor, “The Land We Love.” Grave is here. — — Map (db m72902) HM
Prof. Henry L. Smith pioneered medical uses for x-rays. Conducted experiments and made radiographs Feb. 1896 in physics lab nearby. — — Map (db m173150) HM
Cowan’s Ford, Catawba River where the Revolutionary Hero Gen’l. William Lee Davidson was killed in action Feb. 1, 1781 Born at Lancaster, Pa. 1746 -------•------- Davidson College Founded 1837 -------•------- Erected by Edward Lee Baxter . . . — — Map (db m63060) HM
To the memory of General William Lee Davidson of Mecklenburg County N.C. Born in 1746. Youngest son of George Davidson of Lancaster, PA. who moved to Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina, in 1750. Major 4th Reg. North Carolina Troops. Promoted . . . — — Map (db m63062) HM
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. . . . — — Map (db m62995) HM
Hopewell Presbyterian Church organized 1762 by Rev. Alexander McWhorter for the Synod of Philadelphia, Pa. First permanent Pastor Rev. Samuel C. Caldwell ( Second Marker : ) Hopewell Presbyterian Church has been placed on the National . . . — — Map (db m63388) HM
McGuire generates electricity just like Marshall Steam Station except that it uses special uranium pellets instead of coal as its fuel. Loaded into fuel assemblies inside McGuire’s two reactor vessels, the uranium atoms split – or fission . . . — — Map (db m63277) HM
• John McKnitt Alexander* (1733-1817)
• Richard Barry* (1726-1801)
• William Graham* (1740-1818)
• Matthew McClure* (1725-1805)
• Brigadier General William Lee Davidson (1746-February 1, 1781, killed during the Battle of Cowan's Ford)
• . . . — — Map (db m237486) WM
This baseball complex is named in the memory of Huntersville native James Hoyt Wilhelm.
Born: July 26, 1923, in Huntersville, North Carolina
Died: August 23, 2002 in Sarasota, Florida
Major League Baseball Career: 1952 to 1972
Elected . . . — — Map (db m235925) HM
In my anguish I cried to the Lord, and he answered by setting me free. The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid. What can a man do to me? The Lord is with me; he is my helper. – Psalm 118:5-7
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 . . . — — Map (db m63065) HM
The building before you dates back to 1833. It is the oldest, standing, continuously used worship facility in Mecklenburg County. It was the second bricked Presbyterian Church in rural North Carolina. As the third building on the site, it pre-dates . . . — — Map (db m63271) HM
The first sermon of Hopewell Presbyterian Church was preached by Rev. John Thomson at Richard Barry's home near here, circa 1760 — — Map (db m239581) HM
You are standing before the oldest continuously existing human institution in northern Mecklenburg County: Hopewell Presbyterian Church. There were seven churches in this southern region of North Carolina Piedmont before the Revolutionary War. . . . — — Map (db m63275) HM
The door to your left was called the “servant entrance”. Actually it was the entrance and exit for slaves who were members of the church. Presbyterians rarely used the term “slave” preferring “servant”. The door . . . — — Map (db m63273) HM
The remains before you and the surrounding property originally belonged to Richard Barry (1726-1815). The Barry family probably settled here in the 1750's after spending a generation in Cecil County, Maryland. Richard was the first tanner in the . . . — — Map (db m239584) HM
This historic burial ground is the final resting place of early settlers
who traveled the Great Wagon Road from Pennsylvania to what is now
the Mint Hill area. In 1770, they established Clear Creek
Presbyterian Church (now Philadelphia . . . — — Map (db m237896) HM
The school bell and handmade bricks recall the glorious days of historic Bain Academy, established by John Bain on Philadelphia Presbyterian Church land in 1889 and redesigned to include a 300-seat auditorium by AIA architect Louis Asbury in 1924.
. . . — — Map (db m237930) HM
In 1793, Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. This machine removed seeds from cotton boll fibers and cleaned the crop faster than could be done by hand. The machine became popular quickly, and by the early 1800s, more than 50 cotton saw gins were . . . — — Map (db m175705) HM
Mecklenburg Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Organized on September 27, 1898, the Mecklenburg Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution was the first chapter in the state of North Carolina. Harriet Nesbit . . . — — Map (db m175698) HM
North Carolina. Colonized, 1585-87, by first English settlers in America; permanently settled c. 1650; first to vote readiness for independence, Apr. 12, 1776.
South Carolina. Formed in 1712 from part of Carolina, which was chartered . . . — — Map (db m11045) HM
Polk Family Cemetery As one of Mecklenburg County's early family graveyards, the Polk family cemetery has special importance to the history of the area. The cemetery is the resting place for James K. Polk's grandmother, Maria Polk, and several . . . — — Map (db m198696) HM