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Perhaps the most respected journalist and versatile author in Mecklenburg County's history, LeGette Blythe, as he was known, (1900 - 1993) got his professional training at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
Thomas Spratt (1685-1757) was one the first white settlers in Mecklenburg County and was the first to cross the Yadkin River with a wagon. When Spratt came to the area he first settled on Rocky River, near Concord.
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He had survived three crash landings in Flying Fortresses and walked away from each one. He had participated in the Schweinfurt raid, among others, completing at least 25 missions.
March 3, 1835Charlotte is becoming the gold mining capital of the U.S. President Andrew Jackson signs the law authorizing Charlotte as a site for a branch of the U.S. Mint, so coins can be made here without transporting the gold to a Mint far away.
Critically acclaimed artist, Romare Bearden (1911-1988) was born in Charlotte on September 1911 in the house of his great-grandfather, Henry B. Kennedy, at 401 South Graham Street. His family later move to New York City and Bearden grew up midst the Harlem Renaissance.
April 21, 1941 - Morris Field is dedicated. New York City's Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia speaks at the ceremony. This facility which adjoins Charlotte's Douglas Airport, begins to train pilots and repairmen of the 29th Air Service Group as U.S. involvement in World War II approaches.
The modern, or reform, Jewish congregation separates from Temple Israel, which is more traditional. The new temple will be called Beth El. While many Charlotte Jews will distinguish themselves through civic and charitable work, no one will cause more controversy than Harry Golden.
Highland Mill #3 was the largest and most imposing cotton mill erected in Charlotte. It opened in November 1904.
May 18, 1959 - Wilbert Harrison's "Kansas City" is number one on the pop charts.
February 1, 1960: Charlotte's Franklin McCain and three other North Carolina A & T students are refused service at the F.W. Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, NC. They begin a sit-in that spreads to eight other cities in the state, and finally, to every state in the South.
August 30, 1967 - Marshall is appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
October 3, 1780 - Dwindling supplies force Lord Cornwallis to send a foraging party out into the Mecklenburg countryside. Three hundred British troops make their way up Beatties Ford Road toward the Hopewell Presbyterian Church.
Notable city leaders who rode the last street car in Charlotte.From left to right: H.W. Harkey, Chairman of the Mecklenburg County Board of County Commissioners: Mayor Ben E. Douglas. Second Row: N.A. Cocke, Vice-President Duke Power. Third Row: Reverend Dr.
Wagons hauling materials to the Myers Park construction site. Myers Park is one of Charlotte's oldest neighborhoods. George Stephens played an instrumental role in the development of Myers Park in the early part of the twentieth century. The land was owned by Stephens's father-in-law, J.S.
Looking north on Tryon Street, you see buildings that vary in architectural styles. Most of them are just a few stories high.