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Charlotte may look like a brand-new city, but there’s a rich history at every turn. Its roots run deep in the Old South, way back before the American Revolution. As the New South dawned after the Civil War, Charlotte took off – first as a railroad junction and then as a cotton mill hub.
Early history. The city's namesake, Queen Charlotte of Great Britain and Ireland, c. 1779. The Catawba Indians were the first known historic tribe to settle Mecklenburg County in the Charlotte area and were first recorded around 1567, according to Spanish records.
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- Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Hace 2 días · Charlotte, city, seat (1774) of Mecklenburg county, south-central North Carolina, U.S. It lies just east of the Catawba River in the Piedmont region. It was settled about 1750 and incorporated in 1768. The city was named for Princess Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, George III’s queen.
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Charlotte looks like a brand new city, but there’s a lot of history here. Its roots run deep in the Old South, way back before the American Revolution. As the New South dawned after the Civil...
Located in the new county of Mecklenburg along the Catawba River in south central North Carolina, Charlotte became known as the “Queen City.” English-Irish immigrants came upon the area while traveling on the Great Wagon Road from Philadelphia.
1640 - The Catawbans. 1654 - Carolina's First Settler. 1663 - Lords Proprietors. 1670 - Inland Explorations. 1700 - The Lawson Expedition. 1706 - First North Carolina Town. 1711 - Lawson's Violent End. 1712 - Carolina Divides. 1715 - Economic Beginnings. 1729 - Royal Colony. 1740 - Rural Settlers.
1768 – Charlotte Town incorporated. 1770 – Queen's Museum chartered. 1774 – Charlotte becomes capital of county. 1775 – Mecklenburg Resolves signed. 1777 – Liberty Hall Academy incorporated. 1780 – Battle of Charlotte fought. 19th century. 1835 – Charlotte Journal newspaper begins publication. 1837 – Charlotte Mint opens.
