query: what is charlotte north carolina known for?

title: The Green (Charlotte, North Carolina)

text: Fame plaza. The Green is owned by Wells Fargo and was designed by Wagner Murray Architects of Charlotte and was completed in 2002. This small and serene green space is an integral part of Charlotte's Second Ward. The Green (Charlotte, North Carolina) The Green is a one and a half acre park at 400 South Tryon Street in uptown Charlotte, North Carolina. At one end of this so-called pocket park are the Mint Museum and the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art; at the other end is the Charlotte Convention Center. Next to it stands Charlotte's historic St. Peter's Catholic Church.

title: The Green (Charlotte, North Carolina)

text: The Green (Charlotte, North Carolina) The Green is a one and a half acre park at 400 South Tryon Street in uptown Charlotte, North Carolina. At one end of this so-called pocket park are the Mint Museum and the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art; at the other end is the Charlotte Convention Center. Next to it stands Charlotte's historic St. Peter's Catholic Church. The Green is the site of various public events, such as movie screenings and free plays, including summer performances by the Charlotte Shakespeare Festival. This park is frequently the site of public art and sculpture, including three

title: Freedom Park (Charlotte, North Carolina)

text: year round on the central lake. Charming to some, the geese are considered pests by Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation officials because of bird feces in public areas, destruction of turf, and danger to young children. Abatement programs worked for a while, but the geese have always returned. A similar conflict between wildlife and urban park management exists with the beavers at Charlotte's Park Road Park. Freedom Park (Charlotte, North Carolina) Freedom Park is a 98-acre park in Charlotte, North Carolina. Located at 1900 East Boulevard, between Charlotte's historic Dilworth and Myers Park neighborhoods, the park is centered on a

text: Freedom Park (Charlotte, North Carolina) Freedom Park is a 98-acre park in Charlotte, North Carolina. Located at 1900 East Boulevard, between Charlotte's historic Dilworth and Myers Park neighborhoods, the park is centered on a 7-acre lake, and is about from the heart of Charlotte's downtown area. The park has paved trails, tennis/volleyball courts, sport/athletic fields and playground equipment. The park contains a steam engine that is fenced and has safety bars added over the tender, but one can walk into the cab. In earlier years the train was open and kids could climb on top of it and under it.

text: includes a large public room, a fireplace, large screen TV, offices, a kitchen, rest rooms, and a concrete patio. It is available for rental for weddings, receptions, small sporting events, and community meetings. In April, 2012 the North Carolina Department of Transportation announced the completion of the Charlotte portion of the Little Sugar Creek Greenway which now runs through Freedom Park and connects it with uptown Charlotte to the north and with Park Road Shopping Center to the south. A prominent feature of Freedom Park, and a favorite with some visitors, is the large number of Canada geese that congregate

title: Park Road Park (Charlotte, North Carolina)

text: said, "Even though the department has a goal to keep wildlife in our parks, this was one of those situations where we really have to get rid of those beavers." A similar conflict between wildlife and urban park management exists with the Canada geese at Charlotte's Freedom Park. Park Road Park (Charlotte, North Carolina) Park Road Park is a 122-acre urban park at 6220 Park Road in the Closeburn-Glenkirk neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina. Park Road Park features 8 basketball courts, 2 horseshoe pits, 6 baseball fields, 5 Picnic Shelters, volleyball courts, playgrounds, trails, tennis courts, and an eleven-acre lake.

title: Charlotte, North Carolina

text: along with other financial institutions has made it the second-largest banking center in the United States since 1995. Among Charlotte's many notable attractions, some of the most popular include the Carolina Panthers of the NFL, the Charlotte Hornets of the NBA, the Charlotte Checkers of the AHL, the Charlotte Independence of the USL, the Charlotte Hounds of Major League Lacrosse, two NASCAR Cup Series races and the NASCAR All-Star Race, the Wells Fargo Championship, the NASCAR Hall of Fame, the Charlotte Ballet, Carowinds amusement park, and the U.S. National Whitewater Center. Charlotte Douglas International Airport is a major international hub,

title: Hotel Charlotte (Charlotte, North Carolina)

text: in its honor and reused many interior pieces from the original hotel. The restaurant ceased operations on January 29, 2011. Hotel Charlotte (Charlotte, North Carolina) Hotel Charlotte was a 13-story hotel in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, which opened in 1924. It was on the corner of Trade Street and Poplar Street in the Uptown area of Charlotte. While primarily known by the name "Hotel Charlotte", it also operated under the names "Queen Charlotte Hotel" and "White House Inn." It closed for business on December 31, 1973. It was designed by William Lee Stoddart and was a steel-frame building sheathed

text: Hotel Charlotte (Charlotte, North Carolina) Hotel Charlotte was a 13-story hotel in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, which opened in 1924. It was on the corner of Trade Street and Poplar Street in the Uptown area of Charlotte. While primarily known by the name "Hotel Charlotte", it also operated under the names "Queen Charlotte Hotel" and "White House Inn." It closed for business on December 31, 1973. It was designed by William Lee Stoddart and was a steel-frame building sheathed with sections of gray granite and a buff-colored brick. It housed 250 guest rooms. It was listed on the National

title: Charlotte, North Carolina

text: new Greyhound bus station, and Amtrak service. Sister Cities International has designated nine sister cities of Charlotte: Charlotte has also been known to have a sister city agreement with Port-au-Prince in Ouest, Haiti, although its status may now be inactive. Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte () is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2017, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the population was 859,035, making it the 17th-most populous city in the United States. The Charlotte metropolitan area's population ranks 22nd in the U.S.,

title: Transportation in Charlotte, North Carolina

text: Transportation in Charlotte, North Carolina The transportation needs for the city of Charlotte, North Carolina are served by an expanding mass transit system, major airport, and several highways. The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) is the agency responsible for operating mass transit in the Charlotte Metropolitan Area. CATS operates light rail transit, streetcar service, express shuttles, and bus service serving Charlotte and its immediate suburbs. The LYNX system comprises a 19.3-mile long north-south light rail line known as the Blue Line and a 1.5-mile streetcar line, known as the CityLYNX Gold Line. The Blue Line was extended from the original

title: Temple Israel (Charlotte, North Carolina)

text: the denomination. In serving the greater Charlotte metropolitan area, Congregation Emanuel (Statesville, North Carolina) is affiliated with Temple Israel. This congregation is without full-time clergy, so Temple Israel provides rabbinic leadership, monetary support, and resources to help support this congregation. Cantor Frank Birnbaum served the congregation from 1977 until his retirement in 1990. Known for his famous song-writing and vocal ability, the Annual Cantor's Concert is named in his honor. Temple Israel (Charlotte, North Carolina) Temple Israel located in Charlotte, North Carolina is a large, urban Conservative synagogue located in the Shalom Park district of South Charlotte. As one of

title: Charlotte, North Carolina

text: Divinity in Charlotte near the Beverley Woods area. The North Carolina Research Campus, a 350-acre biotechnology hub located northeast of Charlotte in the city of Kannapolis, is a public-private venture including eight universities, one community college, the David H. Murdock Research Institute (DHMRI), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and corporate entities that collaborate to advance the fields of human health, nutrition and agriculture. Partnering educational organizations include UNC Charlotte and Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, from the Charlotte region, as well as Appalachian State University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, North

title: Charlotte, North Carolina

text: index for Charlotte is 589.2 crimes committed per 100,000 residents and has shown a steady decline since 2005. The national average is 320.9 per 100,000 residents. An average of 4,939 vehicles are stolen every year in Charlotte. According to the Congressional Quarterly Press; '2008 City Crime Rankings: Crime in Metropolitan America,' Charlotte, North Carolina ranks as the 62nd most dangerous city larger than 75,000 inhabitants. However, the entire Charlotte-Gastonia Metropolitan Statistical Area ranked as 27th most dangerous out of 338 metro areas. The city's public school system, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, is the 2nd largest in North Carolina and 17th largest in

title: Johnston Building (Charlotte, North Carolina)

text: Johnston Building (Charlotte, North Carolina) The Johnston Building, also known as the Midtown Plaza, is a 17-story skyscraper in Charlotte, North Carolina with an approximate height of 81m. The building's official height has never been released. Originally 15 stories when completed in 1924, it was the tallest building in Charlotte until 1926. Located at 212 South Tryon Street, the lot was home to the Trust Building, which burned in 1922. Anchor Mills Company bought the site for $100 in 1923 from the Textile Office Building Company. William Lee Stoddart, a New York City architect known for large hotels, had designed

title: Charlotte, North Carolina

text: Carolina A&T State University, Shaw University, North Carolina Central University and North Carolina State University. The research campus is part of a larger effort by leaders in the Charlotte area to attract energy, health, and other knowledge-based industries that contribute to North Carolina's strength in biotechnology. The Charlotte Mecklenburg Library serves the Charlotte area with a large collection (more than 1.5 million) of books, CDs and DVDs at 15 locations in the city of Charlotte, with branches in the surrounding towns of Matthews, Mint Hill, Huntersville, Cornelius and Davidson. All locations provide free access to Internet-enabled computers and WiFi, and

title: University of North Carolina at Charlotte

text: University of North Carolina at Charlotte The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, also known as UNC Charlotte, is a public research university located in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. UNC Charlotte offers 23 doctoral, 64 master's, and 140 bachelor's degree programs through nine colleges: the College of Arts + Architecture, the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, the Belk College of Business, the College of Computing and Informatics, the Cato College of Education, the William States Lee College of Engineering, the College of Health and Human Services, the Honors College, and the University College. UNC Charlotte has three campuses:

title: Charlotte, North Carolina

text: Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte () is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2017, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the population was 859,035, making it the 17th-most populous city in the United States. The Charlotte metropolitan area's population ranks 22nd in the U.S., and had a 2016 population of 2,474,314. The Charlotte metropolitan area is part of a sixteen-county market region or combined statistical area with a 2016 census-estimated population of 2,632,249. Between 2004 and 2014, Charlotte was ranked as the country's fastest-growing

title: Charlotte, North Carolina

text: ranked in the top ten nationally among liberal arts colleges, according to U.S. News & World Report. Additional colleges in the area include Belmont Abbey College in the suburb of Belmont, North Carolina, and Wingate University in the suburb of Wingate, North Carolina. Also nearby are Winthrop University, Clinton Junior College, and York Technical College in Rock Hill, South Carolina. UNC Charlotte is the city's largest university. It is located in University City, the northeastern portion of Charlotte, which is also home to University Research Park, a research and corporate park. With more than 29,000 students, UNC Charlotte is the

title: Sports in Charlotte, North Carolina

text: is home to five collegiate athletic programs and is where the offices of the Big South Conference are based. Davidson College, founded in 1837 and based in the eponymous north Mecklenburg town, is the oldest of these institutions and is the home of the Wildcats. A full NCAA Division I program, Davidson is a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference and fields 19 varsity teams. The University of North Carolina at Charlotte started life in 1946 as the Charlotte Center of the University of North Carolina and is the home of 17 varsity teams known as the Charlotte 49ers. Like

title: Charlotte, North Carolina

text: the nation. In 2009, it won the NAEP Awards, the Nation's Report Card for urban school systems with top honors among 18 city systems for 4th grade math, 2nd place among 8th graders. An estimated 144,000 students are taught in 164 separate elementary, middle, and high schools. Charlotte is home to a number of universities and colleges such as Central Piedmont Community College, Johnson C. Smith University, Johnson & Wales University, Queens University of Charlotte, and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Several notable colleges are located in the metropolitan suburbs. Located in Davidson, North Carolina, Davidson College is

title: Sheffield Park (Charlotte, North Carolina)

text: Sheffield Park (Charlotte, North Carolina) Sheffield Park is an 8-acre urban park at 1300 Tarrington Avenue in the Sheffield/Winterfield neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina. It features a playground, a picnic shelter, and one court for each of tennis, softball, and basketball. Sheffield Park is adjacent to Westfield Park, Evergreen Cemetery, and Evergreen Nature Preserve. Together these three parcels of city owned land provide over 100 acres of woodlands within minutes of uptown Charlotte. In 2008 Mecklenburg County voters approved a $250 million bond to improve and expand parks. One result was construction of a 77-acre urban forest to be known

title: Rosedale (Charlotte, North Carolina)

text: public. Rosedale (Charlotte, North Carolina) Rosedale, also known as Frew's Folly, is a historic plantation house located at Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was built about 1807, and is a Federal style frame dwelling. It consists of a 2 1/2-story, three bay by two bay, central block flanked by 1 1/2-story wings. It is sheathed in molded weatherboard and rests on a stone basement. Each section has a gable roof. The central block is flanked by exterior brick chimneys. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. The restored house and gardens are open to

title: Rosedale (Charlotte, North Carolina)

text: Rosedale (Charlotte, North Carolina) Rosedale, also known as Frew's Folly, is a historic plantation house located at Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was built about 1807, and is a Federal style frame dwelling. It consists of a 2 1/2-story, three bay by two bay, central block flanked by 1 1/2-story wings. It is sheathed in molded weatherboard and rests on a stone basement. Each section has a gable roof. The central block is flanked by exterior brick chimneys. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. The restored house and gardens are open to the

title: Charlotte, North Carolina

text: five-day event in March that draws over 100,000 alumni, fans, and spectators and carries a $50 million impact. Charlotte Pride is an annual LGBT event held in August that draws nearly 150,000 revelers and spectators. It is the largest LGBT event in North Carolina. Charlotte is "... the largest metropolitan area in the United States without a zoo." The Charlotte Zoo initiative is a proposal to allocate of natural North Carolina land to be dedicated to the zoological foundation, which was incorporated in 2008. On August 18, 2012, News Channel 14 says that the initiative is "... still a few

text: Carolinian train connects Charlotte with New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Richmond, Raleigh, Durham and Greensboro. The Piedmont train connects Charlotte with Raleigh, Durham and Greensboro. The Charlotte Amtrak station is located at 1914 North Tryon Street beside the Norfolk Southern railyard. The city is currently building a new centralized multimodial train station called Gateway Station. It is expected to house the future LYNX light rail lines, Red Line, CityLYNX Gold Line, the new Greyhound bus station, and the Amtrak lines that pass through Uptown Charlotte. Transportation in Charlotte, North Carolina The transportation needs for the city of Charlotte, North Carolina

title: Charlotte, North Carolina

text: Holly. The Traditional Latin Mass is also offered at St. Ann, Charlotte, a church under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Charlotte. St. Matthew Parish, located in the Ballantyne neighborhood, is the largest Catholic parish with over 30,000 parishioners. The Greek Orthodox Church's cathedral for North Carolina, Holy Trinity Cathedral, is located in Charlotte. Charlotte has the largest Jewish population in the Carolinas. Shalom Park in south Charlotte is the hub of the Jewish community, featuring two synagogues, Temple Israel and Temple Beth El, as well as a community center, the Charlotte Jewish Day School for grades K–5,

title: Eastland Mall (Charlotte, North Carolina)

text: to purchase the entire property for film uses, and as use as a film school, in conjunction with local education institutes like Central Piedmont Community College, Queens University of Charlotte, and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. On May 28, 2013, the Charlotte city council voted to demolish Eastland Mall. Demolition began on October 1. Eastland Mall (Charlotte, North Carolina) Eastland Mall was a shopping mall in Charlotte, North Carolina. The center opened in 1975 as the then-largest mall in North Carolina with three anchor department stores, Belk, J.C. Penney and Ivey's, and a Sears store joined four years later. Burlington Coat Factory,

title: Sports in Charlotte, North Carolina

text: Charlotte Hornets debuted in a competition known as the South Atlantic League, later a team called the Charlotte Presbyterians took part in the North Carolina Association before reverting to the Hornets name and bouncing around a number of leagues until 1972. In 1976 following a short spell with no professional baseball in the city wrestling promoter Jim Crockett, Jr. brought the Charlotte O's to the Charlotte, the O's would later become the modern day Charlotte Knights. Between 1969 and 1974 Greensboro's American Basketball Association team, the Carolina Cougars played a number of home games each season at the original Charlotte

title: Charlotte, North Carolina

text: Uptown Charlotte. In 1770, surveyors marked the streets in a grid pattern for future development. The east–west trading path became Trade Street, and the Great Wagon Road became Tryon Street, in honor of William Tryon, a royal governor of colonial North Carolina. The intersection of Trade and Tryon—commonly known today as "Trade & Tryon," or simply "The Square"—is more properly called "Independence Square". While surveying the boundary between the Carolinas in 1772, William Moultrie stopped in Charlotte Town, whose five or six houses were "very ordinary built of logs". Local leaders came together in 1775 and signed the Mecklenburg Resolves,

title: Sports in Charlotte, North Carolina

text: Sports in Charlotte, North Carolina Sports in Charlotte, North Carolina have a long and varied history. The city is home to teams at nearly every level of American sports including the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League and Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association. In addition to serving as the home base for several teams the city plays host to many events of national and international importance including the longest race in NASCAR, the annual Coca-Cola 600 and golf's Wells Fargo Championship. Baseball has been played at a high level in Charlotte since at least 1892 when the

title: Bryant Park (Charlotte, North Carolina)

text: Bryant Park (Charlotte, North Carolina) Bryant Park is an 8.7 acre urban park at 1701 West Morehead Street in the Wesley Heights neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina. It contains a softball field and a multi-purpose public field. In 2003 the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission designated Bryant Park as a historic landmark. The park was constructed in the 1930s as WPA project and is noted for its unique network of stone walls and stone seating above the softball fields. Built on land donated by prominent Charlotte developer E. C. Griffith, it was one of the first projects of the Charlotte Park

title: Sports in Charlotte, North Carolina

text: 1930s and running until the 1970s. Through Crockett Promotions Charlotteans were introduced to stars such as Flair, Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, the Andersons, and the Junkyard Dog, many of whom would settle in the city and grow to consider it their home. Charlotte would continue to be a citadel for Crockett's successor, World Championship Wrestling. In the 21st century Charlotte has become a regular stop for World Wrestling Entertainment, TNA Wrestling, and Ring of Honor. Current WWE wrestler Ron Killings is from Charlotte. Sports in Charlotte, North Carolina Sports in Charlotte, North Carolina have a long and varied history. The

title: Marshall Park (Charlotte, North Carolina)

text: Marshall Park (Charlotte, North Carolina) Marshall Park is a six and a half acre urban park at 800 East Third Street in the Second Ward of Charlotte, North Carolina. It features a large fountain and a lake, an amphitheater, a statue of Martin Luther King, and a Holocaust memorial monument. The park contains large open grassy areas with an unobstructed view of the Charlotte skyline. The Park is named for James B. Marshall who was the City Manager of Charlotte from 1935 through 1940. Because of its proximity to center city, Marshall Park is occasionally the site of protester camps

title: Latta Park (Charlotte, North Carolina)

text: Charlotte entrepreneur and real estate developer. The park was designed by the English landscape architect Joseph Forsyth Johnson. Adjacent to Latta Park is the Tom Sykes Recreation Center. Latta Park (Charlotte, North Carolina) Latta Park is a 31-acre urban park at 601 East Park Avenue in the Dilworth neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina. It features courts for tennis, volleyball, and basketball, as well as lots of benches and picnic facilities, playgrounds, walking trails, fitness trails, and soccer fields. Latta Park was designed to be kid-friendly and is one of the five Charlotte parks that feature a "sprayground", a water themed

title: Independence Park (Charlotte, North Carolina)

text: Independence Park (Charlotte, North Carolina) Independence Park is a 24-acre urban park at 300 Hawthorne Lane situated at the western end of the Elizabeth neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina. The park was created in 1924 at the urging of Charlotte industrialist Daniel Augustus Tompkins, founder of the "Charlotte Observer", and is the oldest public park in Charlotte. Independence Park is split into two sections by Hawthorne Lane. Both sections lie below street level which gives the park a secluded and tranquil atmosphere, despite the fact that the site commands excellent views of the Charlotte skyline. The lower park contains a

title: Charlotte, North Carolina

text: and was ranked the 7th-busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic in 2018. Charlotte has a humid subtropical climate. It is located several miles east of the Catawba River and southeast of Lake Norman, the largest man-made lake in North Carolina. Lake Wylie and Mountain Island Lake are two smaller man-made lakes located near the city. The Catawba Native Americans were the first known historic tribe to settle Mecklenburg County (in the Charlotte area) and were first recorded around 1567 in Spanish records. By 1759 half the Catawba tribe had died from smallpox, which was endemic among Europeans, because

text: hero was erected, and today the bronze and stone Lillian Arhelger Memorial, with its reflecting pool, is a prominent feature in the upper half of Independence Park. Independence Park (Charlotte, North Carolina) Independence Park is a 24-acre urban park at 300 Hawthorne Lane situated at the western end of the Elizabeth neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina. The park was created in 1924 at the urging of Charlotte industrialist Daniel Augustus Tompkins, founder of the "Charlotte Observer", and is the oldest public park in Charlotte. Independence Park is split into two sections by Hawthorne Lane. Both sections lie below street level

title: Charlotte, North Carolina

text: in the southeast. The library was closed in 1961 when the Brooklyn neighborhood in Second Ward was redeveloped, but its role as a cultural center for African-Americans in Charlotte is continued by the Beatties Ford and West Boulevard branches of the library system, as well as by Charlotte's African-American Cultural Center. Charlotte has one major daily newspaper, "The Charlotte Observer". It boasts the largest circulation in North and South Carolina, although circulation has been steadily decreasing over the past 15 years. Charlotte is the 24th largest radio market in the nation, according to Arbitron. While major groups like Entercom, iHeartMedia,

text: Temple Israel (Charlotte, North Carolina) Temple Israel located in Charlotte, North Carolina is a large, urban Conservative synagogue located in the Shalom Park district of South Charlotte. As one of six synagogues in Charlotte, it serves more than 650 member families. As of 2011, the senior rabbi is Murray Ezring and the cantor is Elias Roochvarg. With the great wave of immigration of Jews from Eastern Europe occurring in the late 19th century, new settlers came to Charlotte. This group also was deeply religious and brought with them their own customs and attitudes. In September 1895, these new citizens organized

title: Charlotte, North Carolina

text: colleges and universities have also grown considerably. The Advent Christian Church is headquartered in Charlotte. The Western North Carolina Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church is headquartered in Charlotte. The largest Protestant church in Charlotte, by attendance, is Elevation Church, a Southern Baptist church founded by lead pastor Steven Furtick. The church has over 15,000 congregants at nine Charlotte locations. Charlotte's Cathedral of Saint Patrick is the seat of the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte. The Traditional Latin Mass is offered by the Society of St. Pius X at St. Anthony Catholic Church in nearby Mount

title: King's College (Charlotte, North Carolina)

text: King's College (Charlotte, North Carolina) King’s College is a for-profit college in Charlotte, North Carolina. Founded in 1901, over half of students come from the Charlotte area. There is also on-campus housing for students. King’s College awards both diplomas and Associate's degrees. The college is closing in December of 2018 due to low enrollment. According to Peterson’s and recent institutional publications, King’s College had 1,024 applicants, of which 801 or 78% were admitted, producing an undergraduate population of 501. According to College Navigator, the most recent graduation/transfer out rate is 79%. King’s College provides career-focused courses to high school graduates.

title: Old Settlers' Cemetery (Charlotte, North Carolina)

text: Old Settlers' Cemetery (Charlotte, North Carolina) Old Settlers' Cemetery is a city-owned cemetery located at 200 West 5th Street, right in the middle of Charlotte, North Carolina. It was the first municipal burial ground in Charlotte and contains the graves of many early settlers, with gravesites dating from 1776 through 1884. Prominent people buried in Old Settlers' include Nathaniel Alexander, Greene Washington Caldwell, Revolutionary War hero Major General George Graham, and Thomas Polk, Charlotte founding father and great-uncle of United States President James K. Polk. Also contained in the cemetery is an obelisk honoring North Carolina planter and politician William

title: Frazier Park (Charlotte, North Carolina)

text: Frazier Park (Charlotte, North Carolina) Frazier Park is a 12-acre (4.9 ha) urban park at 1201 West 4th Street Ext in the Third Ward of Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. It contains fields for soccer and American football, courts for tennis and basketball, creek-side trails, a playground for small children, and a dog park. Part of Charlotte's Irwin Creek Greenway, a paved and gravel greenway, runs through Frazier Park. Because they are directly adjacent to downtown Charlotte, Frazier Park and Marshall Park are occasionally used as city-approved staging grounds for demonstrations and protest marches. A special feature of Frazier Park

title: SouthPark Mall (Charlotte, North Carolina)

text: Neiman Marcus store in the Carolinas, as well as Nordstrom, and Macy's. SouthPark has several upscale stores not found within hundreds of miles from Charlotte, including Louis Vuitton, Burberry, David Yurman, Tiffany & Co., and Armani. SouthPark Mall (Charlotte, North Carolina) SouthPark is an upscale shopping mall named after the affluent SouthPark neighborhood the mall is located in. The mall is located approximately five miles (8 km) south of Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina at the corner of Sharon and Fairview Roads. With , SouthPark is the largest mall in Charlotte and the Carolinas, as well as one of the most

title: Romare Bearden Park (Charlotte, North Carolina)

text: Romare Bearden Park (Charlotte, North Carolina) Romare Bearden Park is a 5.4-acre public park located at 300 S. Church Street in Charlotte, North Carolina. Named for Charlotte born artist Romare Bearden, it opened in late August 2013. It is across the street from BB&T Ballpark, the home of the International League's Charlotte Knights. Located in Charlotte center city, the park will offer fitness and cultural arts programs throughout the year. The park design is based on Bearden’s collages and paintings as interpreted by supervising artist Norie Sato. It features two gardens, a courtyard of dining tables with chairs on a

text: but was never able to sustain one. For years, the nearest state-supported university was away. The city submitted a bid in the late 1880s for what would become North Carolina State University, but lost to the city of Raleigh after a local farmer offered to donate land for the campus. In 1946, the city sought a state-run medical school; instead, the state expanded the existing two-year school at UNC-Chapel Hill. On September 23, 1946, the State of North Carolina opened the Charlotte Center of the University of North Carolina with an enrollment of 278 students. It was founded to serve

text: and demonstrations, sometimes with the implied consent of local officials, such as during the 2012 Democratic National Convention. On August 19, 2013 more than 2,000 people gathered in Marshall Park for a Moral Monday protest against actions by the recently elected Republican government of North Carolina. Marshall Park (Charlotte, North Carolina) Marshall Park is a six and a half acre urban park at 800 East Third Street in the Second Ward of Charlotte, North Carolina. It features a large fountain and a lake, an amphitheater, a statue of Martin Luther King, and a Holocaust memorial monument. The park contains large

title: Latta Park (Charlotte, North Carolina)

text: Latta Park (Charlotte, North Carolina) Latta Park is a 31-acre urban park at 601 East Park Avenue in the Dilworth neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina. It features courts for tennis, volleyball, and basketball, as well as lots of benches and picnic facilities, playgrounds, walking trails, fitness trails, and soccer fields. Latta Park was designed to be kid-friendly and is one of the five Charlotte parks that feature a "sprayground", a water themed playground where children can splash and jump. Latta Park, as well as the neighborhood it sits in, are both named after Edward Dilworth Latta, the early 20th century

title: Charlotte, North Carolina

text: Sports Carolinas. Other stations serving the Charlotte market include Fox owned-and-operated station WJZY 46 in Belmont, UNC-TV/PBS member station WUNG-TV 58 in Concord, independent station WAXN-TV 64 (a sister to WSOC-TV) in Kannapolis, and two stations in Rock Hill, South Carolina: MyNetworkTV owned-and-operated station WMYT-TV 55 (a sister to WJZY) and PBS member station WNSC-TV 30. Additionally, INSP is headquartered in nearby Indian Land, South Carolina. Cable television customers are served by Spectrum, which offers a localized feed of Raleigh-based Spectrum News North Carolina. Charlotte has a municipal waste system consisting of trash pickup, water distribution, and waste treatment. There

title: Sports in Charlotte, North Carolina

text: the North Carolina High School Athletic Association. Mecklenburg County has long been a superpower in North Carolina high school sports dating back to Garinger's (then known as Charlotte High School) multiple football championships in the 1910s. Garinger in its historic and present day forms would go on to become the earliest of the Charlotte powers in the first half of the 20th century before seeing its fortunes fade in the latter half. Garinger most recently claimed a state championship with its 1989 boys basketball team. The late 20th and early 21st centuries were marked by the rise of Butler, Independence,

text: bed of crushed granite, a formal event green field, a play area with interactive digital chimes including dance chimes, and several waterfalls. The grand opening took place on August 31-September 1, 2013. Romare Bearden Park (Charlotte, North Carolina) Romare Bearden Park is a 5.4-acre public park located at 300 S. Church Street in Charlotte, North Carolina. Named for Charlotte born artist Romare Bearden, it opened in late August 2013. It is across the street from BB&T Ballpark, the home of the International League's Charlotte Knights. Located in Charlotte center city, the park will offer fitness and cultural arts programs throughout

title: Charlotte, North Carolina

text: years away" and the plot of land is "... just seven miles from the center of uptown." According to the news channel, "... the zoo will cost roughly $300 million, and will be completely funded." The Charlotte Observer references two other zoos, the Riverbanks Zoo and Garden and the North Carolina Zoological Park as two "great zoos" that are accessible from the Charlotte-Mecklenberg area, both roughly more than 70 miles away. Charlotte is also served by the Sea Life Charlotte-Concord Aquarium in the nearby city of Concord. The aquarium is 30,000 square feet in size, and is part of the

title: Charlotte, North Carolina

text: sustained winds of and gusts of in some locations, Hugo caused massive property damage, destroyed 80,000 trees, and knocked out electrical power to most of the population. Residents were without power for weeks, schools were closed for a week or more, and the cleanup took months. The city was caught unprepared; Charlotte is inland, and residents from coastal areas in both Carolinas often wait out hurricanes in Charlotte. In December 2002, Charlotte and much of central North Carolina were hit by an ice storm that resulted in more than 1.3 million people losing power. During an abnormally cold December, many

title: Charlotte, North Carolina

text: third largest university in the state system. Central Piedmont Community College is the largest community college in the Carolinas, with more than 70,000 students each year and 6 campuses throughout the Charlotte-Mecklenburg region. CPCC is part of the statewide North Carolina Community College System. The Charlotte School of Law opened its doors in Charlotte in 2006 and was fully accredited by the American Bar Association in 2011. The law school offered the Juris Doctor degree but the Bar association rescinded the accreditation in 2017. Charlotte School of Law, once the largest law school in the Carolinas, has ceased to operate.

text: Eastland Mall (Charlotte, North Carolina) Eastland Mall was a shopping mall in Charlotte, North Carolina. The center opened in 1975 as the then-largest mall in North Carolina with three anchor department stores, Belk, J.C. Penney and Ivey's, and a Sears store joined four years later. Burlington Coat Factory, the mall's final anchor, has closed, leaving all anchors vacant. The mall was owned by Glimcher Realty Trust and the City of Charlotte. Glimcher requested the mall be put into receivership due to heavy debt, and there were reports of the mall entering foreclosure. LNR sold the interior space in the mall

title: McGill Rose Garden (Charlotte, North Carolina)

text: charges no admission. McGill Rose Garden (Charlotte, North Carolina) McGill Rose Garden is a city supported park at 940 North Davidson Street in the NoDa neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina. It has been designated an All-America Rose Selections (AARS) public garden, one of only 4 such gardens in all of North Carolina and one of only 53 in the entire United States. The plot of land on which the garden sits was once a coal and ice yard. It was bought in 1950 by Henry McGill, one of the leading philanthropists in Charlotte. His wife Helen began planting roses to

text: McGill Rose Garden (Charlotte, North Carolina) McGill Rose Garden is a city supported park at 940 North Davidson Street in the NoDa neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina. It has been designated an All-America Rose Selections (AARS) public garden, one of only 4 such gardens in all of North Carolina and one of only 53 in the entire United States. The plot of land on which the garden sits was once a coal and ice yard. It was bought in 1950 by Henry McGill, one of the leading philanthropists in Charlotte. His wife Helen began planting roses to soften the grim

text: SouthPark Mall (Charlotte, North Carolina) SouthPark is an upscale shopping mall named after the affluent SouthPark neighborhood the mall is located in. The mall is located approximately five miles (8 km) south of Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina at the corner of Sharon and Fairview Roads. With , SouthPark is the largest mall in Charlotte and the Carolinas, as well as one of the most profitable malls in the country with sales at over $700 per square foot. It is the 10th largest on the East Coast and is the 28th largest in the United States. SouthPark is the most congested

title: Charlotte, North Carolina

text: 26,400. Since 2007 more than 4,000 energy sector jobs have been announced. Major energy players in Charlotte include AREVA, Babcock & Wilcox, Duke Energy, Electric Power Research Institute, Fluor, Metso Power, Piedmont Natural Gas, Albemarle Corp, Siemens Energy, Shaw Group, Toshiba, URS Corp., and Westinghouse. The University of North Carolina at Charlotte has a reputation in energy education and research, and its Energy Production and Infrastructure Center (EPIC) trains energy engineers and conducts research. The area is an increasingly growing trucking and freight transportation hub for the East Coast. The Charlotte Center city has seen remarkable growth over the last

title: Reedy Creek Park (Charlotte, North Carolina)

text: North Carolina State University and the Arbor Day Foundation, is built entirely in the woods and features various children's activities such as stump jumps, a sand play area, log balancing, a grapevine crawl, a fort building area, a "messy materials" area, and a stage for dramatic plays. Reedy Creek Park (Charlotte, North Carolina) Reedy Creek Park is a 125 acre urban park at 2900 Rocky River Road in the Newell section of Charlotte, North Carolina. Adjacent to the park is a 737 acre nature preserve. The main park contains courts and fields for basketball, softball, tennis, soccer, horseshoes, cricket, and

title: Northlake Mall (Charlotte, North Carolina)

text: Northlake Mall (Charlotte, North Carolina) Northlake Mall is a two-story modern shopping mall located eight miles (13 km) north of center city Charlotte, North Carolina off Interstate 77 at exit 18, Harris Blvd, and off Interstate 485 at exit 21 Harris Blvd owned by Starwood Capitol Group and managed by upscale mall company Taubman Centers. In 2005, when Northlake Mall opened, it filled a void for the lack of retail in the northern portion of Mecklenburg County. A mall had been planned for this region for years, but plans never materialized until a few years prior to the mall's opening.

title: Cathedral of Saint Patrick (Charlotte, North Carolina)

text: Cathedral of Saint Patrick (Charlotte, North Carolina) The Cathedral of Saint Patrick is the seat of the Roman Catholic Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America. It is the mother church of the Diocese of Charlotte and is the seat of its prelate bishop. In 1843, St. Joseph Church in Mt. Holly was built. It was to be the first Catholic church in Western North Carolina. On St. Patrick's Day 1852, the cornerstone was laid for the city of Charlotte's first Catholic church, St. Peter Church. Work was completed in 1893. St. Peter Church was under the care

title: Bryant Park (Charlotte, North Carolina)

text: and Recreation Commission. In the 1960s and 1970s, when the Charlotte Parks Commission was underfunded and mostly powerless, intense industrial development on West Morehead Street forced Bryant Park to give up much of its original space. Today the park is less than half its original size. Bryant Park remains the only public green space in Charlotte’s West Morehead Street industrial sector. Bryant Park (Charlotte, North Carolina) Bryant Park is an 8.7 acre urban park at 1701 West Morehead Street in the Wesley Heights neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina. It contains a softball field and a multi-purpose public field. In 2003

title: Charlotte, North Carolina

text: and Radio One have stations serving Charlotte, several smaller groups also own and operate stations in the area. According to Nielsen Media Research, Charlotte is the 22nd largest television market in the nation (as of the 2016-2017 season) and the largest in the state of North Carolina. Major television stations located in Charlotte include CBS affiliate WBTV 3 (the oldest television station in the Carolinas), ABC affiliate WSOC-TV 9, NBC affiliate WCNC-TV 36, CW affiliate WCCB 18, and PBS member station WTVI 42. Two cable sports networks are also headquartered in Charlotte: the ESPN-controlled SEC Network and the regional Fox

text: $1.4 billion. In February 2016, Starwood Capitol Group announced a $50 million expansion of the mall, adding an additional 200,000 square feet. The mall's anchor stores include: Northlake Mall (Charlotte, North Carolina) Northlake Mall is a two-story modern shopping mall located eight miles (13 km) north of center city Charlotte, North Carolina off Interstate 77 at exit 18, Harris Blvd, and off Interstate 485 at exit 21 Harris Blvd owned by Starwood Capitol Group and managed by upscale mall company Taubman Centers. In 2005, when Northlake Mall opened, it filled a void for the lack of retail in the northern

title: Clanton Park (Charlotte, North Carolina)

text: Clanton Park (Charlotte, North Carolina) Clanton Park is a 77-acre urban park at 1520 Clanton Road in the West Boulevard neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina. It features playgrounds, fields for soccer and softball, eleven basketball courts, picnic shelters, and a gazebo. The park also manages the nearby Clanton community pavilion, a 4,500 square foot indoor facility at 3132 Manchester Avenue. A half-mile section of the Irwin Creek Greenway runs through Clanton Park. Located in Clanton Park is the Arbor Glen Outreach Center. This facility, which contains classrooms and a gymnasium, sponsors programs for pre-schoolers, children, teens, adults, and seniors. Activities

title: Charlotte, North Carolina

text: the library. All conditions were met, and the Charlotte Carnegie Library opened in an imposing classical building on July 2, 1903. The 1903 state charter also required that a library be opened for the disenfranchised African-American population of Charlotte. This was completed in 1905 with the opening of the "Brevard Street Library for Negroes", an independent library in Brooklyn, a historically black area of Charlotte, on the corner of Brevard and East Second Streets (now Martin Luther King Boulevard). The Brevard Street Library was the first library for African Americans in the state of North Carolina, and some sources say

title: Midtown Park (Charlotte, North Carolina)

text: Midtown Park (Charlotte, North Carolina) Midtown Park is a one acre minipark at South Kings Drive and Pearl Park Way in Charlotte, North Carolina. Opened in the spring of 2012, it contains stonework and shade trees surrounding a rectangular lawn and is suitable for weddings as well as performance art and other public events. The park features several sculptures, including a seven foot diameter spherical metallic piece called the "Braille Music Box" by artists Po Shu Wang and Louise Bertelsen. A unique feature of the sculpture is that it can be enjoyed by the sight-impaired. It contains a mechanism which

text: Reedy Creek Park (Charlotte, North Carolina) Reedy Creek Park is a 125 acre urban park at 2900 Rocky River Road in the Newell section of Charlotte, North Carolina. Adjacent to the park is a 737 acre nature preserve. The main park contains courts and fields for basketball, softball, tennis, soccer, horseshoes, cricket, and volleyball. There are indoor and outdoor picnic facilities, extensive benches, playgrounds, a disc golf course, a dog park, a community garden, several ponds, and a lakeside fishing pier. Reedy Creek Park is the home of the Charlotte based South Park Cricket Club. The ruins of the John

text: Park Road Park (Charlotte, North Carolina) Park Road Park is a 122-acre urban park at 6220 Park Road in the Closeburn-Glenkirk neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina. Park Road Park features 8 basketball courts, 2 horseshoe pits, 6 baseball fields, 5 Picnic Shelters, volleyball courts, playgrounds, trails, tennis courts, and an eleven-acre lake. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Parks & Recreation Department operates 36 tennis facilities and the 12 lighted tennis courts at Park Road Park are among the best in Charlotte. The Queens University of Charlotte softball team holds all of their home games at the park. An annual children's Fall Fun Fest

title: Sports in Charlotte, North Carolina

text: Davidson, Charlotte has full Division I status and is a member of Conference USA. UNC Charlotte is one of the largest public universities in the state of North Carolina. Charlotte and Davidson compete in men's basketball for the Hornets' Nest Trophy. Queens University of Charlotte is a private, Presbyterian school based in the Charlotte neighborhood of Myers Park. Queens began life in 1857 as the Charlotte Female Institute. In the 1980s Queens began admitting male students. The Queens Royals play in the South Atlantic Conference at the NCAA Division II level. Johnson C. Smith University is an HBCU located near

text: include sports, fitness, self-defense, dance, tutoring, cultural arts, and community meetings. The center hosts the Boys To Men Foundation, a mentoring program for at-risk youth, a 4-H club, and meetings of National Night Out, a community-police awareness-raising event. Clanton Park (Charlotte, North Carolina) Clanton Park is a 77-acre urban park at 1520 Clanton Road in the West Boulevard neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina. It features playgrounds, fields for soccer and softball, eleven basketball courts, picnic shelters, and a gazebo. The park also manages the nearby Clanton community pavilion, a 4,500 square foot indoor facility at 3132 Manchester Avenue. A half-mile

title: Charlotte, North Carolina

text: Pfeiffer University has a satellite campus in Charlotte. Wake Forest University, with its main campus in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, also operates a satellite campus of its Babcock Graduate School of Management in the Uptown area. The Connecticut School of Broadcasting, DeVry University, and ECPI University all have branches in Charlotte. The Universal Technical Institute has the NASCAR Technical Institute in nearby Mooresville, serving the Charlotte area. Montreat College (Charlotte) maintains a School of Professional and Adult Studies in the city. Additionally, Union Presbyterian Seminary has a non-residential campus offering the Master of Arts in Christian Education, and the Master of

text: is the Children's Memorial Walkway, a park within a park. Many of the bricks on this walk are engraved and honor the memory of children from Charlotte who have died for any reason — but especially those who have been murdered. Each January the families of homicide victims gather in Frazier Park for a ceremony of remembrance. The associated garden contains cherry trees, benches, sculptures of children at play, and an inscribed monument. Frazier Park (Charlotte, North Carolina) Frazier Park is a 12-acre (4.9 ha) urban park at 1201 West 4th Street Ext in the Third Ward of Charlotte, North

text: can translate Braille letters into musical notes, and visitors can move the music box within the sculpture to hear this unique music. The Little Sugar Creek Greenway runs along the western edge of the park and is connected to it by a formal stairway. According to Gwen Cook of Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation, Midtown Park "... is a showpiece along the greenway." Midtown Park (Charlotte, North Carolina) Midtown Park is a one acre minipark at South Kings Drive and Pearl Park Way in Charlotte, North Carolina. Opened in the spring of 2012, it contains stonework and shade trees surrounding

title: Charlotte, North Carolina

text: known as the Salisbury District. The area that is now Charlotte was settled by people of European descent around 1755, when Thomas Spratt and his family settled near what is now the Elizabeth neighborhood. Thomas Polk (granduncle of U.S. President James K. Polk), who later married Thomas Spratt's daughter, built his house by the intersection of two Native American trading paths between the Yadkin and Catawba rivers. One path ran north–south and was part of the Great Wagon Road; the second path ran east–west along what is now Trade Street. Nicknamed the "Queen City", like its county a few years

title: Charlotte, North Carolina

text: Greek Festival features Hellenic cultural exhibits, authentic Greek cuisine and homemade pastries, entertainment, live music and dancing, wine tastings, art, shopping and more. Taste of Charlotte is a three-day festival offering samples from area restaurants, live entertainment and children's activities. Located on Tryon Street, Taste of Charlotte spans six city blocks from Stonewall to 5th Street. Moo and Brew Fest is an annual craft beer and burger festival that is the largest in North Carolina, held each April. It includes various national musical acts hosted at the avidxchange music factory located in Uptown. The CIAA Basketball Tournament is an annual

text: It has become the dominant retail destination for the thriving communities in North Charlotte and the Lake Norman region, from where it gets its name. It was announced in 2013 that Northlake Mall would receive Charlotte's second H&M store, after the recently announced store at Carolina Place Mall. These two stores, along with the planned store at the SouthPark Mall, will be the only H&M stores in the Charlotte area, and one of seven H&M stores in the state of North Carolina. In June 2014, it was announced that Taubman Centers would sell Northlake Mall to Starwood Capitol Group for

title: Charlotte, North Carolina

text: most religious city in North Carolina after Winston-Salem. The largest religion in Charlotte is Christianity, with Baptists (13.26%) having the largest number of adherents. The second largest Christian group are the Roman Catholics (9.43%), followed by Methodists (8.02%) and Presbyterians (5.25%). Other Christian affiliates include Pentecostals (2.50%), Lutherans (1.30%), Episcopalians (1.20%), Latter-Day Saints (0.84%), and other Christian (8.87%) churches, including the Eastern Orthodox and non-denominational congregations. Judaism (0.57%) is the second largest religion after Christianity, followed by Eastern religions (0.34%) and Islam (0.32%). Charlotte has become a major U.S. financial center with the second-most banking assets after New York City

title: Pineville, North Carolina

text: Pineville, North Carolina Pineville (; locally ) is a suburban town in the southernmost portion of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina situated in the Waxhaws district between Charlotte, North Carolina and Fort Mill, South Carolina. Pineville was changed forever when the initial segment of Interstate 485 opened to traffic. Although the one-mile (1.6 km) stretch connecting interchanges at NC Highway 51 and South Boulevard was designed to divert through traffic around Charlotte via a freeway loop, I-485 incidentally passed directly through Pineville. In the years to follow, largely undeveloped land adjacent to Pineville's two I-485 interchanges exploded into what is now

title: Charlotte, North Carolina

text: banking industry achieved prominence in the 1970s and 1980s, largely under the leadership of financier Hugh McColl. McColl transformed North Carolina National Bank (NCNB) into a formidable national player that through aggressive acquisitions became known as NationsBank, eventually merging with BankAmerica to become Bank of America. First Union, later Wachovia in 2001, experienced similar growth before it was acquired by San Francisco-based Wells Fargo in 2008. Measured by control of assets, Charlotte became the second largest banking headquarters in the United States, after New York City. On September 22, 1989, the city took a direct hit from Hurricane Hugo. With

title: Sugaw Creek Park (Charlotte, North Carolina)

text: Sugaw Creek Park (Charlotte, North Carolina) Sugaw Creek Park is a urban park at 943 West Sugar Creek Road in Charlotte, North Carolina. It has an 18-hole disc golf course and a recreation center which contains a gym and kitchen and several multipurpose rooms. There are six lighted tennis courts, a lighted baseball field, a lighted multipurpose field, a volleyball court, and picnic areas with grills and shelters. The Professional Disc Golf Association rates Sugaw Creek Park disc golf course as fairly challenging. The park's trails were damaged by Hurricane Hugo, and were repaired by a cleanup effort for National

title: Sports in Charlotte, North Carolina

text: host to NASCAR's top series including Metrolina Speedway on the Metrolina Fairgrounds in Charlotte, and Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord. CMS hosts three Sprint Cup Series events per year including the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race and has been hosting NASCAR's premier series since 1960. As with all of North Carolina, Charlotte is a hotbed of golf and hosts annual events across several tours. The PGA Tour stops in Charlotte once a year for the Wells Fargo Championship at the Quail Hollow Club and in 2017 the club will host the 99th PGA Championship. River Run Country Club in Davidson plays

title: North Charlotte (Charlotte neighborhood)

text: Charlotte. Today, while still struggling with some issues, North Charlotte is one of Charlotte's up-and-coming communities. The boundaries of North Charlotte are different from the boundaries of its "arts district" synonym NoDa. The official neighborhood of North Charlotte is bounded on the West side by Matheson Avenue & Clemson Avenue; on the North side by the North Carolina Railroad tracks; on the East side by Eastway Drive; on the South side by The Plaza. This means the recognized social demographics of North Charlotte are very different than that of NoDa. Neighborhood Quality of Life Charlotte, NC North Charlotte (Charlotte neighborhood)

text: North Charlotte (Charlotte neighborhood) North Charlotte is a neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina. North Charlotte, contrary to its name, comprises a large section of the city's east side. North Charlotte is one of Charlotte's oldest neighborhoods and can trace its history back to the early 1880s when Mecklenburg's economy was still heavily reliant on the textile industry. As a result many former mill buildings dot the landscape of the area which is home to Charlotte's arts district, North Davidson, or "NoDa". Following World War II North Charlotte was much like any of the other mill towns throughout the piedmont region.

text: in St. Louis, MO. The bell was blessed after the 5:30 PM Mass on Saturday, March 31, 2007. Father Paul Q. Gary served as rector of St. Patrick Cathedral from July 1996 until July 2008. <br> Very Reverend Christopher A. Roux is currently the Rector of St. Patrick Cathedral. Cathedral of Saint Patrick (Charlotte, North Carolina) The Cathedral of Saint Patrick is the seat of the Roman Catholic Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America. It is the mother church of the Diocese of Charlotte and is the seat of its prelate bishop. In 1843, St. Joseph Church

title: St. Peter's Catholic Church (Charlotte, North Carolina)

text: St. Peter's Catholic Church (Charlotte, North Carolina) St. Peter's Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church at 507 South Tryon Street in Charlotte, North Carolina. Established in 1851, it is the oldest Catholic church in Charlotte, and until 1940 was the only Catholic church in the city. St. Peter's was originally at the extreme southern limits of the city, but today it stands in the heart of uptown, across from major art museums and next to The Green. It is most likely the oldest surviving edifice on Tryon Street. The original structure stood from 1851 until 1892. The building was

title: Sports in Charlotte, North Carolina

text: shuttered operations after an abbreviated 1975 season when the entire league shut down. Professional football would return to Charlotte in 1992 in the form of the Charlotte Rage, an Arena Football League team that played out of the Coliseum. The Rage would qualify for the playoffs twice (in 1993 & 1994) before closing in 1996. The Arena League would return to Charlotte in 2003 when the Carolina Cobras relocated from Raleigh. The Cobras short tenure in Charlotte is memorable for appearances by future Pro Bowler Rob Bironas and future WWE wrestler Thaddeus Bullard, better known as Titus O'Neil. In 1987

title: Independence High School (Charlotte, North Carolina)

text: Independence High School (Charlotte, North Carolina) Independence High School (or, The Big I) is a high school in Mint Hill, North Carolina (with a Charlotte mailing address). The school mascot is the Patriots and the school colors are green and gold. The school no longer has magnet programs, since the International Baccalaureate program was relocated to another school several years ago. However, the Academy of International Studies has now been incorporated into Independence, creating a 'school within a school' feeling. This program is sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and encourages students to be aware of both their

title: Charlotte, North Carolina

text: to 6 percent in 2016. The national average was 8.7 percent in 2016. Charlotte averaged 1.65 cars per household in 2016, compared to a national average of 1.8. The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) is the agency responsible for operating mass transit in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County. CATS operates light rail transit, historical trolleys, express shuttles, and bus services serving Charlotte and its immediate suburbs. The LYNX light rail system comprises a 9.6‑mile line north–south line known as the Blue Line, which saw 2025 ridership projections (18,500) exceeded after its first year of service. Bus ridership continues to grow (66%

title: Huntingtowne Farms Park (Charlotte, North Carolina)

text: Huntingtowne Farms Park (Charlotte, North Carolina) Huntingtowne Farms Park is a 23-acre urban park at 2200 Huntingtowne Farms Lane lying between the Huntingtowne Farms and Starmount Forest neighborhoods of Charlotte, North Carolina. A bridge across Sugar Creek connects the park to the Starmount Forest neighborhood. A section of the Little Sugar Creek Greenway runs through the park and serves to connect its features which include a picnic shelter, a playground, a basketball court, a multi-purpose sports field, and 2 tennis courts. A top priority of the Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation trail development plan is to connect this currently independent

title: North Carolina

text: three high-level symphonic orchestras: NC Symphony in Raleigh, Charlotte Symphony, and Winston-Salem Symphony. The NC Symphony holds the North Carolina Master Chorale. The Carolina Ballet is headquartered in Raleigh, and there is also the Charlotte Ballet. The state boasts three performing arts centers: DPAC in Durham, Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh, and the Blumenthal Performing Art Centers in Charlotte. They feature concerts, operas, recitals, and traveling Broadway musicals. Also, see the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame. North Carolina has a variety of shopping choices. SouthPark Mall in Charlotte is currently the largest in the Carolinas,

title: Charlotte, North Carolina

text: Charlotte the nickname, "The City of Churches". In 1799, in nearby Cabarrus County, 12-year-old Conrad Reed found a 17-pound rock, which his family used as a doorstop. Three years later, a jeweler determined it was nearly solid gold, paying the family a paltry $3.50. The first documented gold find in the United States of any consequence set off the nation's first gold rush. Many veins of gold were found in the area throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, leading to the 1837 founding of the Charlotte Mint. North Carolina was the chief producer of gold in the United States

title: North Carolina National Bank

text: North Carolina National Bank North Carolina National Bank (NCNB) was a bank based in Charlotte, North Carolina, prior to 1960 called American Commercial Bank. It was one of the top banking institutions. From 1974 to 1983, the bank was run by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Tom Storrs. What was NCNB forms the core of today's Bank of America. In 1957 American Trust Co. and Commercial National Bank merged to form American Commercial Bank in Charlotte, North Carolina. In 1960 American Commercial Bank changed its name to North Carolina National Bank. In 1991 North Carolina National Bank acquired C&S/Sovran Corp.

title: North Carolina–South Carolina football rivalry

text: North Carolina–South Carolina football rivalry The North Carolina–South Carolina football rivalry, also known as Battle of the Carolinas, is an American college football rivalry between the North Carolina Tar Heels football team of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and South Carolina Gamecocks football team of the University of South Carolina. North Carolina leads the series 34–19–4. The series started in 1903 with a win for North Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina. The teams last met in 2015; South Carolina won 17–13. The teams will play in Charlotte, North Carolina in 2019 for the 58th meeting. It was

text: to Elder High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. They would go on to lose to the rival Butler Bulldogs in the last game of the 2007 regular season by a score of 21–20. The men's varsity basketball team also won the NCHSAA State Championship (4–A) in 1997 versus Richmond Senior High who ironically would become a notable football rival of the Patriots. The woman's varsity volleyball and softball teams each have state championships to their credits. Independence High School (Charlotte, North Carolina) Independence High School (or, The Big I) is a high school in Mint Hill, North Carolina (with a Charlotte

text: Trails Day. It takes its name from the Sugar or Sugaw Creek. Sugaw Creek Park (Charlotte, North Carolina) Sugaw Creek Park is a urban park at 943 West Sugar Creek Road in Charlotte, North Carolina. It has an 18-hole disc golf course and a recreation center which contains a gym and kitchen and several multipurpose rooms. There are six lighted tennis courts, a lighted baseball field, a lighted multipurpose field, a volleyball court, and picnic areas with grills and shelters. The Professional Disc Golf Association rates Sugaw Creek Park disc golf course as fairly challenging. The park's trails were damaged

text: section to the rest of the Little Sugar Creek Greenway. Huntingtowne Farms Park (Charlotte, North Carolina) Huntingtowne Farms Park is a 23-acre urban park at 2200 Huntingtowne Farms Lane lying between the Huntingtowne Farms and Starmount Forest neighborhoods of Charlotte, North Carolina. A bridge across Sugar Creek connects the park to the Starmount Forest neighborhood. A section of the Little Sugar Creek Greenway runs through the park and serves to connect its features which include a picnic shelter, a playground, a basketball court, a multi-purpose sports field, and 2 tennis courts. A top priority of the Mecklenburg County Park and

title: Charlotte, North Carolina

text: decade. Numerous residential units continue to be built uptown, including over 20 skyscrapers under construction, recently completed, or in the planning stage. Many new restaurants, bars and clubs now operate in the Uptown area. Several projects are transforming the Midtown Charlotte/Elizabeth area. In 2013, "Forbes" named Charlotte among its list of Best Places for Business and Careers. Charlotte was listed as the 20th largest city in the US, and the 60th fastest growing city in the US between 2000 and 2008. The Charlotte region is home to many annual festivals and special events. The Carolina Renaissance Festival operates on Saturdays