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The following text is taken from an article in the Charlotte Observer: “Rock of ages: Charlotte`s black churches weather adversity, retain strength,” by Kathleen McLain. (Charlotte Observer, February 8, 1987, p.1A)
The division of Charlotte into four wards was a natural progression. The crossroads Trade and Tryon Streets had long existed as trading paths.
This collection of photographs shows student life in West Charlotte High School from its days as a segregated institution to the 1990s.
The city leaders worked with the owners of the Louise and the Chadwick Hoskins Mills to create a vocational school to provide day and evening classes in woodworking, home economics, bookkeeping and other practical subjects.
The Charlotte Quartermaster Depot was activated on May 16, 1941, when three Army officers and 32 civilians, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Clare W.
It has been in operation since 1968. This cemetery is visible from the road. It is on the east side of Hood Rd. near the intersection with Robinson Church Rd.
Documentation
Visitors at the North Charlotte Inn in the 1920s. It later became Shue's Boarding House.
possibly African-American Linda Blackwelder near the west side of the Charlotte-Douglas airport
Comprehensive Genealogical Services, Vernon Herron, verifier The current property owner is the Charlotte Airport Authority.
See also Liberty Hall / Queens Museum. This cemetery was in the front yard of the original Queens Museum/Liberty Hall school for young men, located in Charlotte. British soldiers killed at Trade and Tryon, during the occupation of Charlotte, were buried there.
An article in The Daily Charlotte Observer says that a four year old African-American child's body had been dug up, and several bodies had been buried there recently. Location is "100 yards north of the bridge over Sugar Creek" near Villa Heights.
This cemetery has no head stones. This cemetery is behind a grove of cedar trees and cannot be seen from the road. For more information, please go to the website of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission.
Documentation:
(1) Karchaske, S. Janelle, compiler, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Cemetery Records, version 2. Charlotte: Family History Researchers and Publishers, 1995.
History:
A member of the Torrence family says the cemetery was started for their slaves. The family had a home and property around the present-day Presbyterian Hospital on Elizabeth Ave. in Charlotte.
Documentation:
This cemetery was listed only in the 1962 Charlotte phone book. There are no listings in earlier or later years.
Documentation
(1) Pamela Rasfeld, 2000
This land was once the farm of former slave, William Ingram, according to The Charlotte Observer. He deeded the land in December 1884. The cemetery is visible from the street and is well marked.
The Berryhill Baptist Church, shown in the photo, has been closed due to expansion of the Charlotte-Douglas International Airport. It is located at 7438 Old Dowd Rd., Charlotte. This list of burials is incomplete and was abstracted by Mary Beth Gatza.
The plot was once owned by H. C. Dwelle and his family. There were 17 graves that were in a wooded area, which is now the site of Theater Charlotte. The graves were relocated in 1941 to an unnamed downtown cemetery. An African-American mortician named Grier performed the relocation.
This cemetery has brick gate posts with signs that say Memorial United Presbyterian Church is the responsible church. This should not to be confused with the Charlotte Church of Christ, which is next to the cemetery. This is not a complete list of burial records.
This cemetery is now owned by the City of Charlotte. It was established in 1915 by J. J. Misenheimer. The cemetery was deeded to the City of Charlotte in 1956 by Mrs. Adele Lynch Hendrix. The Carolina Room has a list of some interments. This cemetery can be seen from Oaklawn Ave.