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Revolutionary War-era cemetery [1]

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. This location has no evidence of a former cemetery.

 

Documentation

The Charlotte Observer, 6/7/1936, "Interesting Carolina People", by Mrs. J. A. Yarbrough.

Address: 
Northern half of block bounded by South Tryon and College Streets between Martin Luther King Blvd. and 3rd St.
Condition of Location: 
Destroyed
Organization Affiliation: 
Other
Exhibit & Section: 
Cemeteries of Mecklenburg County [2]
Cemeteries [3]
This node displays related exhibits: 
No
Active: 
Cemetery Name: 
Revolutionary War-era cemetery

Source URL:https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/cemeteries-mecklenburg-county-cemeteries/revolutionary-war-era-cemetery

Links
[1] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/cemeteries-mecklenburg-county-cemeteries/revolutionary-war-era-cemetery [2] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/cemeteries-mecklenburg-county [3] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/cemeteries