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title: 'History of Mecklenburg County and the City of Charlotte from 1740 to 1903'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Alexander Jeffrey McKelway'
date: 1903-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'History (General)'
- 'Colonization'
- 'Church History'
scriptures:
- 'Psalms 78'
- 'Ecclesiastes 1'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/mckelway-1903-history-of-mecklenburg-county-and-the-city-of-charlotte-from-1740-to-1903
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# History of Mecklenburg County and the City of Charlotte from 1740 to 1903

Comprehensive 1740–1903 narrative history of Mecklenburg County and Charlotte: settlement, colonial and Revolutionary eras, slavery, Civil War, industry, churches and education.

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