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1770 - Designing a City

Surveyors mark off the locations of Charlotte's streets in a block pattern called a grid. The four sections defined by the crossing of Trade and Tryon streets will evolve into four areas, called wards. In years to come, each of the wards will change tremendously. Economic, racial and political issues will determine which buildings survive and which are destroyed.

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History Timeline [1]
Rural Beginnings 1730-1772 [2]
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190
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Event Date Field: 
Monday, January 1, 1770
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[1] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/history-timeline [2] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/rural-beginnings-1730-1772