Organized about 1879
Samuel Wittkowsky
Earle Witton
J. H. Weddington
Coleman W. Roberts
J. L. Chambers
Alton L. Bland
F. C. Abbott
Fred Anderson
E. R. Preston
George M. Ivey, Sr.
W. S. Lee
Roy A. Palmer
Clarence O. Kuester
J. Herbert Bridges
Charles C. Hook
J. N. Pease
Capt. John A. Parker
McAllister Carson, Sr.
David Ovens
H. H. Everett
Paul C. Whitlock
John F. Watlington
E. A. Cole
C. W. Gilchrist
Robert Lassiter, Sr.
One of the most notable of Charlotte's many celebrations was the 39th Reunion of the United Confederate Veterans on June 4 through 7, 1929. This is the event for which the Armory-Auditorium was hastened to completion. Eleven Confederate Generals joined in issuing a statement declaring the Charlotte Reunion to be the best in every way of any of the preceding 38 reunions. The reunion was climaxed on Friday the 7th with a huge parade witnessed by many notables, made up of nearly a score of bands, military units, and visiting veterans in automobiles.
Names and Dates of Appointment:
Edward Wayne
January 1, 1795
Ephriam B. Davidson
October 1, 1799
Archibald Frew
October 1, 1801
James Robb
October 1, 1810
Archibald Frew
July 1, 1811
William Davidson
October 1, 1814
Archibald Frew
October 5, 1815
John Vail
October 23, 1819
William Smith
April 25, 1820
Henry B. Williams
December 5, 1832
Joseph W. Hampton
December 9, 1844
Amzi McGinn
February 17, 1845
Charlotte's first automobile show was held the week of April 11, 1921, in the Standard Oil Building, located on the corner of West First Street and Cedar Street. Forty-nine cars and trucks were exhibited by 47 dealers, and there were exhibits by 14 accessory firms. Among cars exhibited were Ford, Veilie, Maxwell, Buick, Cleveland, Davis, Oakland, Chevrolet, Briscoe, Nash, Dort, Essex, Paige, Stutz, Gardner, Willys-Knight, Studebaker, and Milburn Electric.
Hornets' Nest: the Story of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County was published in 1961 by the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County. Although now dated in its approach and lacking in coverage of the latter part of the twentieth century, this book by William LeGette Blythe and Charles Brockmann continues to be a comprehensive source of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County history.