Charlotte History
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Jason Tapp of Spooky CLT Talks Latta Arcade, Headstones and Haunted Hotels
It’s been about five years since Jason Tapp launched Spooky CLT, a website and social media platform that focuses on…
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NC Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green Teaches Curating Your Own Past
People revere museums and exhibits because of the history and knowledge surrounding them and the way those institutions captivate them,…
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Family of Mount Holly’s Ransom Hunter Fights to Preserve Legacy
As a boy growing up in Mount Holly in the 1960s, Eric Wilson knew firsthand that each thundercloud had a…
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Seven Jars Distillery’s Bootlegging Roots Still Drive the Business
With bars and breweries on every corner of Charlotte today, it’s easy to forget that a century ago, the city…
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A Brief History of Gold Mining in Mecklenburg County
Although gold was found in California in 1848, the westward stampede of prospectors was not the first gold rush in…
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The History of the Catawba River’s Notable Fords and Crossings in Mecklenburg County
Our series of articles about getting outside in the Charlotte area to be active on the Carolina Thread Trail network…
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10 Haunted Spots in Charlotte Where Paranormal Activity Is Rumored
Everyone always complains about how Charlotte gets rid of its history, but there’s some history that you just can’t shake.…
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