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Second Lt. Budd Harris Andrews – Pilot and Hero
Morris Field staff trained many pilots who did heroic things all over the world, but probably no one did anything more heroic in Charlotte than 24 year old Second Lt. Budd Andrews.
To G.I.'s - Welcome Home is believed to have been published by the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce to welcome our troops back to the city and ease their transition back into civilian life.
The Charlotte Daily Observer: May 21, 1905 p. 10
Spending the 20th May People Will Visit Charlotte
Rep. Charles R. Jonas adds details of Charlotte’s Mecklenburg Declaration celebrations into the Congressional Record.
The Charlotte Observer 5/19/1954 p. 4-A
Jonas Gives Mecklenburg Added Fame
Charlotte News 5/19/1969
‘Our Day To Be Quiet’
Mecklenburg Independence Day will be observed here with reserve and simplicity tomorrow.
The May 20th Society invites you to join us for the 235th Celebration of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, featuring the unveiling of “The Spirit of Mecklenburg” Statue by national artist, Chas Fagan.
Second Ward High was established as Charlotte’s first black high school in 1923. It served grades 7-12. Teenagers from all over the county attended the school until West Charlotte High School was built in 1938. The school was closed in 1969 as part of the city’s integration plan.
April 23, 1969 - Judge McMillan orders the Charlotte school board to eliminate segregated schools.
This decade ushers in the conclusion of the emotionally-charged school desegregation plan in Charlotte. Watch Judge McMillan discuss the impact desegregation has had on the Charlotte community and how the Chambers family was affected by the Swann case.
Local governments must often make unpopular decisions about how to deal with areas of substandard housing and roads. In poor or run-down neighborhoods, it can be difficult to determine whether the cost of fixing up old buildings is worth the expense.
By 1900, the O'Donoghue School was the oldest private school in Charlotte. It was established on August 27, 1887 by the Sisters of Mercy. It was first called St.
Object Title: Cornelius Branch Library
Description: A new branch of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library opened in Cornelius in February, 2000.
Object Title: Earnheart's
Description:This is a view of an abandoned filling station on the south side of Providence Road West at Ardrey Kell Road.
Object Title: 521/Johnston Road
Description: Crews beginning to cut Johnston Road north through I-485
Location: Charlotte, (N.C.)
Object Title: Morris Field Barracks
Description: Barracks from the former Morris Field are now on the grounds of the Civil Air Patrol on Airport Rd.
