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Dowd House

Museum Looking South and East

Museum Looking South & East

Standing along the south wall of the museum is another mannequin in a different World War I uniform. On the wall is a map of Camp Greene and a plaque describing how Charlotte's city fathers went to great lengths to compete with Wilmington and Fayetteville, North Carolina as well as Athens, Georgia to acquire a military camp.

Outside Arbor Area

Outside of Dowd House

Arbor Area

A gravel path on the northwest side of the house leads to this wooden trellis. At the bottom left of the front post is a granite and bronze plaque. The Mecklenburg Park and Recreation Department installed the trellis and plaque in 2000.

The plaque reads:

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