The history of Mecklenburg County from 1740 to 1900 Author: Alexander, J. B. Description: The history of Mecklenburg County from 1740 to 1900. Alexander, J. B.. Charlotte, N.C.. Observer Print. House. 1902. View this book online Subject(s): Mecklenburg County (N.C.) -- History. Mecklenburg County (N.C.) -- Biography. North Carolina -- Mecklenburg County Table of Contents: Front matter Title page Index Map Preface Early settlement Early recollections of Charlotte May 20, 1775 The celebration of the 20th of May, 1775, in the year 1825, and what took place on that date A historical fact not generally known The War of 1812-1814 The members of General Assembly from 1777 to 1902, inclusive, and time of service The county officers and the time they served Rev. Alexander Craighead Dr. D. T. Caldwell The lives and peculiarities of some of the signers of the Declaration of Independence of May 20, 1775 Some of the bar one hundred years ago President James Knox Polk William Davidson Governor Nathaniel Alexander Maj. Green W. Caldwell The opinion of the ladies Matthew Wallace and George Wallace Adam Alexander Humphrey Hunter Hopewell Church and graveyard The part Mecklenburg took in the war with Mexico Banks and banking Some of the prominent citizens in the first half of the nineteenth century The champions of the northern and southern parts of the county Blind Dick Negroes before the War between the States The state laws in the first half of the nineteenth century Biographical sketches The Central Hotel The Charlotte Hotel Rufus Barringer, of Cabarrus and Mecklenburg The great commoner, Z. B. Vance Calvin Eli Grier Matthew Wallace and his family Captain John Randolph Erwin Hon. James W. Osborne Rev. John Hunter The Hunter Family The descendants of some of the famous men who fought in the Revolutionary War Many men who sustained a splendid reputation as ministers of the Gospel in the various years of the nineteenth century Two church sessions act as a unit Methodists in the county Roman Catholic Church The Associate Reformed Presbyterians The Lutheran Church The Baptist denomination Rock Springs burying ground Sugar Creek Church Steele Creek Church Providence Church Flowers now and one hundred years ago The old four-horse stage Lee Dunlap kills James Gleason Mint erected to accommodate those engaged in mining The town pump Public works in Charlotte fifty years ago Changes in Mecklenburg in the last century Healthfulness of Mecklenburg Snow on the 15th of April, 1849 Aurora Borealis as seen in October, 1865 "Stars fell" in the fall of 1833 The passing of an aerolite from west to east Earthquake shocks in 1886 Progress Gentlemen and ladies before the Civil War Patrol in slavery Roster of the twenty-one companies furnished by Mecklenburg County, N.C., in the War of 1861-65 Reconstruction times in Mecklenburg Last chapter of Mecklenburg history Appendix

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