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Charlotte
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
ZipCodes
28202, 28203, 28204, 28205, 28206, 28207, 28208, 28209, 28210, 28211, 28212, 28213, 28214, 28215, 28216, 28217, 28223, 28226, 28227, 28262, 28269, 28270, 28273, 28277, 28278
Motto
The Queen City
History & History-related items
Chamber of Commerce.
Organizations, Churches, and Sports.
Around the middle of the 1700's, Scotch-Irish settlers came along the Great Wagon Road from Philadelphia. Near the Catawba River, they stopped and built a settlement which continued to grow as new neighbors moved in. The name for this new settlement was Charlotte in honor of the wife of King George III, who was the king of England.. In 1768, Charlotte became an incorporated city. Charlotte was located in the new county of Mecklenburg, which was also named in honor of Queen Charlotte's homeland of Germany. This is how Charlotte became known as the "Queen City."
1799 brought a new experience for Charlotte with the discovery of a 17 pound gold nugget, bringing more prospectors and the opening of new mines. It didn't last, though, as the call from California's gold fields took away the miners. Cotton was also a staple crop for Charlotte. The railroad came to town and helped the economy stabilize even more.
A history page for Charlotte and Mecklenburg County.
Here is a great Timeline for Charlotte history.
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Attractions
Mint Hill Doctor's Museum & Country Store
The Museum is open the second Sunday of each month, 2 to 5 pm
Charlotte Museum of History
3500 Shamrock Drive
Charlotte, NC 2815
Phone: 704-568-1774
Mint Museums Of Art
2730 Randolph Rd
Charlotte, NC 28207-2012
Phone: 704-337-2000
Mint Museum of Craft and Design
220 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
Phone: 704-337-2000
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Alexander Hezekiah Homesite
3500 Shamrock Dr
Charlotte, NC 28215-3214
Phone: 704-568-1774
Carolinas Aviation Museum
4108 Minuteman Way
Charlotte, NC 28208
Phone: 704-359-8442
Museum Of The New South
200 E. Seventh Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
Phone: 704-333-1887
Nature Museum
301 N. Tryon St.
Charlotte, NC 28209
Phone: 704-372-6261
Wing Haven Gardens and Bird Sanctuary
248 Ridgewood Ave
Charlotte, NC 28209-1632
Phone: 704-331-0664
Discovery Place Inc
301 N Tryon St
Charlotte, NC 28202-2138
Phone: 704-372-6261
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Median House Value:
2000 - $ 134,300
2005 - $ 159,900
Median Household Income:
2000 - $ 46,975
2005 - $ 47,131
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