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Rural Rebellion 1773-1775

1775 - Rumblings of War

May 1775 - Charlotte's Committee of Safety, men who keep order among the citizens, learns that Britain's Parliament has decreed the colonists are in a state of actual rebellion. The Crown will not tolerate this revolt against its authority and will send troops to suppress the uprisings.

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1774 - Hezekiah Alexander Home

<p>The home of influential leader Hezekiah Alexander is completed. The 2-1/2 story plantation house on 600 acres is home to Alexander, his wife Mary Sample, and their 10 children. The sturdy stone house will still survive more than 200 years later as the oldest dwelling in Mecklenburg County.</p>

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