The NC state flag and seal has the date May 20, 1775 emblazoned upon it. Do you know why? It was the day Mecklenburg County (Charlotte) declared their County Independence of Great Britain.
Our nation is filled with stories of unknown patriots taking a stand and doing heroic things. Little is known of this history of the Charlotte NC area, but less than half century ago, the historic events of May 20, 1775 and other events like the Battle of Kings Mountain, drew tens of thousands (and even over 100,000 a couple of times ) to the Charlotte area. This also included four US presidents and Congressional Delegations.
Take a look at these stories of unsung heros that took a stand in their stations of life for liberty and do likewise today !!!
- Charlotte NC - Spiritual and Patriotic History 01 - Overview - 3m
- Charlotte NC - Spiritual and Patriotic History 02 - Foundations 6m
- Charlotte NC - Spiritual and Patriotic History 03 - Thomas Polk 6m
- Charlotte NC - Spiritual and Patriotic History 04 - Alexander Craighead - 17m
- Charlotte NC - Spiritual and Patriotic History 05 - Cabarrus County Gunpowder Party - 6m
- Charlotte NC - Spiritual and Patriotic History 06 - Benjamin Patton 80yr Old Patriot - 03m
- Charlotte NC - Spiritual and Patriotic History 07 - Liberty Hall - 6m
- Charlotte NC - Spiritual and Patriotic History 08 - The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence- 14m
- Charlotte NC - Spiritual and Patriotic History 08 - Mecklenburg Declaration Evidence- 28m
- Charlotte NC - Spiritual and Patriotic History 08 - The Mecklenburg Declaration - Evid - Short -16m
- Charlotte NC - Spiritual and Patriotic History 09 - James Jack - The Paul Revere of the South - 5m
- Charlotte NC - Spiritual and Patriotic History 10 - The Battle of Charlotte NC - 4m
- Charlotte NC - Spiritual and Patriotic History 11 - Major Joseph Graham - 3m
- Charlotte NC - Spiritual and Patriotic History 12 - The Battle of the Bees - 2m
- Charlotte NC - Spiritual and Patriotic History 13 - Woman of Courage - Eleanor Wilson - 2m
- Charlotte NC - Spiritual and Patriotic History 14 - Teen of Courage - Zaccheus Wilson - 2m
- Charlotte NC - Spiritual and Patriotic History 15 - Woman of Courage - Jane Parks McDowell - 2m
- Charlotte NC - Spiritual and Patriotic History 16- Men of Courage- The Battle of Kings Mountain- 12m
Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence Day 250. The Battle of Lexington took place on April 19, 1775. It took 30 days for the news to reach Charlotte NC in Mecklenburg County NC. Word spread throughout the county and 27 leaders gathered together to debate the events and what the Scots-Irish response should be to this tyranny. On the morning of May 20, 1775, the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence was drafted and read... Declaring Mecklenburg County Independent and free of Great Britain. Join us for a 30 minute zoom training on the exact day and exact site that this historic document was proclaimed.