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In the spring of 1954, the main library was moved into temporary quarters on College Street for the two years required to tear down in the Carnegie building and build the new facility.
The following information came from an article by Jane Renwick Wilkes in The Charlotte Observer, Women's Mecklenburg Declaration Edition, 5/20/1896, page 4:
Henry Baumgarten was born on March 12, 1839 in what is now the province of Hanover, Germany. Baumgarten’s father Selig, mother Winzee [sic] and their seven children immigrated to the United States, settling in Baltimore, Maryland in 1852.
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s voice filled the gymnasium on the Smith campus. His address was the highlight of the university's 1967 centennial celebration.
The mood of the people as expressed in handmade signs, 1960-1993
Signs of Segregation and Desegregation
These photographs from the Carolina Room's Charlotte Observer negatives offer a cheery glimpse of the community's second annual St. Patrick's Day parade held on Saturday, March 16, 1957.
'Twas a Great Day for The Irish of All Nationalities
James Knox Polk was a native of Mecklenburg County, a graduate of the University of North Carolina, a political leader in the state of Tennessee, and Pre
Below is an article detailing the history of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence documents and written in support of its authenticity.
The Charlotte Observer Women’s Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence Edition, 5/20/1896 p. 2
TUCKED AWAY in a corner of many gardens in Brooklyn was a small plot saved for an herb garden. This little plot was methodically and clearly kept out of cultivation because herbs were prized plants, and owners wanted to avoid losing their root stock as a result of too much digging around them.
Since the material in this history is treated topically, the following chronological list of events and movements which have taken place locally may be helpful to the reader. 1750 Trade routes from Charlotte to Charleston established over Indian Trails.
INVENTION of the cotton gin had an almost immediately discernible effect upon the economic life of the South, including Mecklenburg, and, despite the fact that Charlotte, significantly and fortunately, would continue to develop as an industrial center, for the first several decades of the new cen
The following articles detail various events from the 1891 Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence celebration in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The Charlotte News: 5/14/1891 p.1; 5/20/1891 p.1; 5/21/1891 p.1
The following article highlights the Boy Scouts parade for the Mecklenburg Independence day.
The Charlotte Observer 5/21/1941, pp. 1-2A
Mecklenburg Independence Day Breaks With Tradition Highlights-Scouts Parade and Garden Party
The following is an opinion piece published in support of the continued celebration of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence day.
The Charlotte Observer 5/20/1995 p. 14 A
Meck Dec Day
A video in the Carolina Room collection has been digitized and made publicly available.