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From 1917 to 1932, Jewish philanthropist Julius Rosenwald donated millions of dollars to build schools for black children throughout the rural South. He gave half the money needed and required that the black and white community work to raise the other half.
July 1974 - The school board approves desegregation plan.
July 18, 1994 - Rev. Cameron and activists reclaim Genesis Park.
CHARLOTTE CORRIDOR SYMBOLIZES TRADITION
By Frye Gaillard
Adapted from the Charlotte Observer, June 8, 1990
Beatties Ford Road – The River of Life
It is Sunday morning on Beatties Ford Road.
In the spring of 1848, the recently promoted Commodore Charles Wilkes and his youngest son, Edmund, traveled south to investigate the estate of his uncle, William Renwick, who had left behind an interest in a gold mine near Charlotte, North Carolina. Jack was still away at sea.
Hezekiah Alexander (1728-1801) was one of the original signers of the Meckenburg Declaration of Independence. In 1774, Maryland native Hezekiah Alexander built a two-story stone house that remains the oldest dwelling in Mecklenburg County.
President Eisenhower crossed a bridge in Freedom Park as he celebrated Freedom Celebration Day with th
In 1909, William Howard Taft, the newly-elected president of the United States, visited Charlotte on the 20th of May.
Dr. and Mrs. Theophilus McKinney. Dr. McKinney was academic dean of Johnson C. Smith University, 1929 - 1962, and Mrs. McKinney taught English in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
J.M. Haralson and Keely M. Grice Service Station No. 2 was located on the northwest corner of Morehead and Mint Streets in the 1920s.
Object Title: Old House in Cornelius, NC
Description: This house stands on the southwest corner of Main Street and Catawba Avenue.
Location: Cornelius (N.C.)
Object Title: American Legion
Description: American Legion, Cornelius, NC, Post 86
Location: Cornelius (N.C.)
Object Title: Old House near Cornelius, NC
Description: Old house near Cornelius on Old Statesville Rd
Location: Cornelius (N.C.)
Object Title: Main Street, Huntersville
Description: This photograph shows Main Street as one looks south.
Location: Huntersville (N.C.)
Object Title: Main Street, Huntersville
Description: This photograph shows Main Street as one looks north.
Location: Huntersville (N.C.)
Object Title: Family Cleaners
Description: New Huntersville Town Hall is visible on the far left.
Location: Huntersville (N.C.)
Object Title: Apartment Building
Description: This old apartment building was on Old Statesville Road.
Location: Huntersville (N.C.)