Fact Friday

Fact Friday 209 - The Battle of Charlotte Reenactment

Fact Friday 209 - The Battle of Charlotte Reena...

Happy Friday! If you've been following our Fact Fridays for a while, you may already know that Charlotte got its "hornet's nest" nickname from British General Cornwallis himself, referring to Charlotte...

Fact Friday 209 - The Battle of Charlotte Reena...

Happy Friday! If you've been following our Fact Fridays for a while, you may already know that Charlotte got its "hornet's nest" nickname from British General Cornwallis himself, referring to Charlotte...

Fact Friday 208 - Davidson Colored School

Fact Friday 208 - Davidson Colored School

Happy Friday!   The property known as the Davidson Colored School/Ada Jenkins School possesses special significance in terms of the Town of Davidson and Mecklenburg County. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmark...

Fact Friday 208 - Davidson Colored School

Happy Friday!   The property known as the Davidson Colored School/Ada Jenkins School possesses special significance in terms of the Town of Davidson and Mecklenburg County. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmark...

Fact Friday 207 - What’s So Cool About the Vest Water Treatment Plant?

Fact Friday 207 - What’s So Cool About the Vest...

  Happy Friday! Charlotte is not [generally] known for its historic buildings. It’s been said by many that Charlotte bulldozes its history, but that is not always the case. One of our...

Fact Friday 207 - What’s So Cool About the Vest...

  Happy Friday! Charlotte is not [generally] known for its historic buildings. It’s been said by many that Charlotte bulldozes its history, but that is not always the case. One of our...

Fact Friday 206 - McCrorey Heights: The Neighborhood of ‘Firsts’

Fact Friday 206 - McCrorey Heights: The Neighbo...

Happy Friday!     Info as of 2018:  When Interstate 77 was first built, it cut off the bottom of McCrorey Heights in west Charlotte, displacing friends and family that...

Fact Friday 206 - McCrorey Heights: The Neighbo...

Happy Friday!     Info as of 2018:  When Interstate 77 was first built, it cut off the bottom of McCrorey Heights in west Charlotte, displacing friends and family that...

Fact Friday 205 - Civil Rights Sit-ins at Charlotte Douglas International Airport

Fact Friday 205 - Civil Rights Sit-ins at Charl...

Happy Friday!   On June 29, 1954, four African American men - Dr. Reginald Hawkins, Thomas Wyche, Charles V. Bell, & W.W. Twitty - conducted the first sit-in in Charlotte’s...

Fact Friday 205 - Civil Rights Sit-ins at Charl...

Happy Friday!   On June 29, 1954, four African American men - Dr. Reginald Hawkins, Thomas Wyche, Charles V. Bell, & W.W. Twitty - conducted the first sit-in in Charlotte’s...

Fact Friday 204 - The Naming and History of the UNC Charlotte Friday Building

Fact Friday 204 - The Naming and History of the...

Happy Friday! The Ida and William Friday Building houses the Belk College of Business, and it honors the many contributions of William C. Friday to the University of North Carolina...

Fact Friday 204 - The Naming and History of the...

Happy Friday! The Ida and William Friday Building houses the Belk College of Business, and it honors the many contributions of William C. Friday to the University of North Carolina...