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The Charlotte Museum of History in Charlotte, NC
The Charlotte Museum of History in Charlotte, NC
This is the Charlotte Museum of History in Charlotte, North Carolina. There are over 10,000 American historical objects, papers and photographs in the museum’s collection and 3,104 on display in the historic buildings and museum exhibits. Visitors can also...
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Court House, Charlotte, 1888
Court House, Charlotte, 1888
The "old court house" in Charlotte, 1888.
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Court house, Charlotte, 1899
Court house, Charlotte, 1899
The "new court house" in Charlotte, 1898.
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Railway station, Charlotte, 1898
Railway station, Charlotte, 1898
A small railway station in Charlotte, North Carolina, 1898.
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Railway station, Charlotte, 1898
Railway station, Charlotte, 1898
The new railway station in Charlotte, North Carolina, 1898.
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Cities and public architecture
In North Carolina in the New South, page 5.7
In this activity, students compare photographs of public buildings in Charlotte before and after industrialization and the growth of the city in the late nineteenth century to learn about industrial wealth and the culture of the Gilded Age.
Format: article
Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum
Contains a wide variety of biographical materials about Dr. Brown and her work in black education. The historic site includes a visitor's center, Dr. Brown's home, three dormitories, cottages, the bell tower, and the dining hall.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
Charlotte Business People
Charlotte Business People
Business people of Brooklyn in front of the Queen City Drug Store on East Second Street, Charlotte, North Carolina. c. 1910.
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Cecelia Richardson
Cecelia Richardson
Cecelia Richardson, a seamstress in Charlotte, North Carolina, was well-known for her dress designs. She was the wife of Samuel Richardson, one of the first black firemen in Charlotte.
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Communication: The key to successful mentoring
Building support systems begins with asking for help — and giving it.
By Diane Gore.
Mint Museum of Art
Mint Museum of Art
The Mint Museum of Art in Charlotte is housed in the former U.S. Mint building, which operated as a federal branch mint from 1837 until the Civil War.
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The Charlotte Museum of History
Permanent exhibits in the Charlotte Museum of History include Native American artifacts, representations of the colonial settlers, interactive dioramas of how the town of Charlotte looked in 1775, gold mining, the Civil War, and 2oth century topics. There are also temporary exhibits.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
Minting gold into coins
In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 6.4
Brief histories of the Bechtler Mint, a private mint in Charlotte, and the Charlotte branch of the U.S. mint, both of which operated in the middle of the nineteenth century.
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A giant digestive tract at Discovery Place in Charlotte, NC
A giant digestive tract at Discovery Place in Charlotte, NC
This is a giant walk-through digestive tract at Discovery Place in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Discovery Place and the Charlotte Nature Museum
Discovery Place offers hands-on activities in all areas of science for students at both the Discovery Halls and Charlotte Nature Museum.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
Samuel Richardson
Samuel Richardson
Samuel Richardson, one of the first black firemen in Charlotte, c. 1885. Husband of Cecelia Richardson, seamstress.
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Carolinas Aviation Museum
Learn about the history of modern aviation in North and South Carolina at this museum which is dedicated to the preservation of aviation heritage.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
Ned Irons on desegregation
Ned Irons is a white student who attended West Charlotte High School in Charlotte, North Carolina during the late 1990s, many years after the Swann ruling had forced the school to integrate in the early 1970s but before busing ended in 2001. West Charlotte...
Format: audio/interview
Caldwell Phifer and crew
Caldwell Phifer and crew
Caldwell W. Phifer, a prominent African American contractor, posing with his crew at the Caswell Apartments construction site, Charlotte, North Carolina, on September 29, 1927.
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World War I - The impact of WWI on Mecklenburg County
This is a fun and engaging computer activity designed to help students understand how a war in Europe can effect a town in North Carolina. This lesson is part of a unit on World War I. This lesson may be used in a World History class or United States History class. It will deals with the creation of Camp Greene in Mecklenburg County and the impact the camp had on the inhabitants of Charlotte. The lesson will also focus on changes that occurred in Charlotte during WWI.
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Social Studies)
By Billie Clemens.