Major Bibliographical References
Abbott, F. C. Fifty Years in Charlotte Real Estate 1897 - 1947. Charlotte. Privately printed.
Alexander, John Brevard. History of Mecklenburg County. Charlotte. The author. (1902)
Alexander, John Brevard. Reminiscences of the Past Sixty Years. Charlotte. The author. (1908)
Allen Organization. Recreation for the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County - A Long Range Plan. Charlotte. (1956)
Charlotte's most serious labor disturbance occurred near midnight on August 25, 1919, when five men were killed and more than a dozen wounded by police guarding car barns of the Southern Public Utilities Company against damage by striking conductors and motormen. Operatives of street cars owned by Southern Public Utilities Company in Charlotte and other cities went on strike August 10, 1919, for higher wages and union recognition. When the company attempted to operate cars with new employees, various depredations were committed by strikers and sympathizers.
The stone representing North Carolina, and so inscribed, in the Washington Monument was quarried in the Belmont section of Charlotte. The first stone was rejected by the Washington Monument Committee and a second stone was cut and accepted. This stone was selected because, insofar as is known, it is found nowhere else in the United States.
Hornets' Nest: the Story of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County was published in 1961 by the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County. Although now dated in its approach and lacking in coverage of the latter part of the twentieth century, this book by William LeGette Blythe and Charles Brockmann continues to be a comprehensive source of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County history.