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THE first Mecklenburgers, according to historian D. A. Tompkins, were producers. They believed than any work, so it was faithfully and honestly done, was worth doing, and that manhood was more than wealth. Mecklenburg could have existed comfortably cut off from the rest of the world.
THE first Mecklenburgers, according to historian D. A. Tompkins, "were producers. They believed than any work, so it was faithfully and honestly done, was worth doing, and that manhood was more than wealth. Mecklenburg could have existed comfortably cut off from the rest of the world.
The national magazine, Harper's Weekly, sent a reporter and an artist to Charlotte, NC, to document the centennial celebration of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence.
FROM its earliest beginning, Mecklenburg has attracted a churchgoing people, and its society has long been church-centered. But even so, the growth of Charlotte's religious groups in more recent years is remarkable.
AMONG the provision of the Mecklenburg Resolves of May 31, 1775 it was stipulated that the inhabitants form themselves into nine companies and "chuse" two freeholders from each who would act as selectmen to govern the county.
Waightstill Avery (May 10, 1741-March 13, 1821), the first attorney general of North Carolina, was born in Groton, Connecticut. He attended Princeton College and later taught at the college. He then studied law. After completing his training, he moved to North Carolina.
H.E.C. Red Buck Bryant (January 3, 1873 - November 3, 1967), the son of Julia Parks and Henry Bryant, was a native of Mecklenburg's Providence Township. Though Red Buck Bryant wrote several small books, among them a biography of Charlotte Observer editor, J.P.
Charles Waddell Chesnutt (1858-1932) was born during the era of slavery to parents who were free Blacks. He was the best known North Carolina author of African-American descent in his era. As a young man, he worked in his father's Fayetteville grocery store.
James Buchanan Buck Duke (1856-1925) was member of North Carolina's powerful Duke tobacco family. He was born near Durham,NC and was educated near his home and in New York.
This educator, author and soldier was part of a prominent South Carolina family that owned land, sawmills, and iron works near in the York area. Daniel Harvey Hill (c.1821-1899) graduated from the U. S. Military Academy at West Point in 1838.
Ivey's parents believed their young son's vision problems would prevent him from being able to learn in a classroom, so they arranged for him to study carpentry instead.
James Jack (1731-1822) moved with his parents from Pennsylvania to North Carolina in the 1760s, fleeing the dangers of the French and Indian war. His father, Patrick Jack, ran a tavern on West Trade Street.
Duncan Ochiltree was one of the original signers of the Meckenburg Declaration of Independence.
The eleventh president of the U.S., James Knox Polk (1795-1849), was the oldest of 10 children. He was a descendant of a Scottish religious reformer named John Knox.
Jane Smedberg Wilkes (1827-1913) is remembered as the Godmother of Charlotte Hospitals. A native of New York City. Jane Smedberg married Navy Captain John Wilkes in 1854. Captain Wilkes ran Mecklenburg Iron Works. Captain and Mrs.
Captain John Wilkes (1827-1908) was a native of New York City. He attended the U.S. Naval Academy where he graduated first in his class in 1847. His naval travels took him from the Gulf of Mexico to China.
At age 18, Samuel Wittkowsky (1835-1911) came to New York from his native country of Prussia (now part of Poland). He traveled to Charleston, S.C., before settling in Charlotte.