Fact Friday

Fact Friday 101 – A Notable Slave Cemetery Near UNCC

Fact Friday 101 – A Notable Slave Cemetery Near...

The property known as the Alexander Slave Cemetery is located to the south side of Mallard Creek Church Road just west of its intersection with Highway US 29 (just behind...

Fact Friday 101 – A Notable Slave Cemetery Near...

The property known as the Alexander Slave Cemetery is located to the south side of Mallard Creek Church Road just west of its intersection with Highway US 29 (just behind...

Fact Friday 100 - Charlotte Gold + Innovation

Fact Friday 100 - Charlotte Gold + Innovation

Happy Friday everyone!   From 1804 to 1828, North Carolina was the source of all the gold produced in the United States! It was discovered in Cabarrus County, NC on...

Fact Friday 100 - Charlotte Gold + Innovation

Happy Friday everyone!   From 1804 to 1828, North Carolina was the source of all the gold produced in the United States! It was discovered in Cabarrus County, NC on...

Fact Friday 99 – CLT + JFK + GW + FDR + DNC = ?

Fact Friday 99 – CLT + JFK + GW + FDR + DNC = ?

Happy Friday everyone!   In September 1960, U.S. presidential hopeful Senator John F. Kennedy made a campaign stop in Charlotte. In advance of the November election, he greeted voters with...

Fact Friday 99 – CLT + JFK + GW + FDR + DNC = ?

Happy Friday everyone!   In September 1960, U.S. presidential hopeful Senator John F. Kennedy made a campaign stop in Charlotte. In advance of the November election, he greeted voters with...

Fact Friday 98 – Railroad Ties… to Columbia

Fact Friday 98 – Railroad Ties… to Columbia

Happy Friday everyone!   If you’ve been following the Fact Friday series for a while, you may know I’ve touched on the significance of the railroad construction to Charlotte’s development...

Fact Friday 98 – Railroad Ties… to Columbia

Happy Friday everyone!   If you’ve been following the Fact Friday series for a while, you may know I’ve touched on the significance of the railroad construction to Charlotte’s development...

Fact Friday 97 – The Great Flood

Fact Friday 97 – The Great Flood

Happy Friday everyone!   When 22 inches of rain hit the North Carolina mountains in mid July (July 16) 1916, something was bound to happen below. A fierce storm with...

Fact Friday 97 – The Great Flood

Happy Friday everyone!   When 22 inches of rain hit the North Carolina mountains in mid July (July 16) 1916, something was bound to happen below. A fierce storm with...

Fact Friday 96 – The Auto Invades Pt. 2

Fact Friday 96 – The Auto Invades Pt. 2

Happy Friday everyone!   Ford Motor Company under estimated the southerner’s yen and for motorcars. When Ford built its Charlotte service branch in 1914, there were only 40 employees to...

Fact Friday 96 – The Auto Invades Pt. 2

Happy Friday everyone!   Ford Motor Company under estimated the southerner’s yen and for motorcars. When Ford built its Charlotte service branch in 1914, there were only 40 employees to...