1975 - Bicentennial Souvenirs [1]
1975 marked the bicentennial of the Mecklenburg Declaration. That year's celebration brought the fourth presidential visit to celebrate the anniversary: Taft, 1909, Wilson, 1916, Eisenhower, 1954, and Gerald R. Ford in 1975.The special occasion drew large crowds and produced many souvenirs.
- The Meck Dec bicentennial was celebrated in 1975 with a specially minted coin. [2]
- This 1975 souvenir car license plate [3] once belonged to Dr. Chalmers Davidson.
- This commemorative ceramic bourbon whiskey container [4] depicting a rider and the courthouse was made for the 1975 celebration.
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