Record #:

20492

Author(s):

Davidson, Chalmers G.

Abstract:

This article examines the establishment and subsequent popularity of the Catawba Springs in Lincoln County, NC as a spa and mineral springs resort between the 1790s and the 1850s.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 28 Issue 4, Oct 1951, p414-420, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Catawba Springs (Lincoln County); Resorts--Lincoln County

Record #:

12259

Author(s):

Davidson, Chalmers G.

Abstract:

On May 20, 1975 Mecklenburg's bicentennial celebration marked the anniversary of the signing of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, one of history's lost artifacts claimed to be earliest overt act of independence in the thirteen colonies by a legally constituted body. The article includes a copy of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 42 Issue 11, Apr 1975, p9-12, 36-37, il, por

Subject(s):

Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence

Record #:

9276

Author(s):

Davidson, Chalmers G.

Abstract:

Many of North Carolina's 19th-century settlers were from Northern Ireland. Most came to port in Maryland and Pennsylvania and drove covered wagons to North Carolina. Many lived in homesteads and not manor-houses. The Ulster Folk Museum at Holywood, County Down, in Ireland is a recreated North Ireland county town open to the public.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 46 Issue 8, Jan 1979, p12-13, 58, il, por

Subject(s):

Migration--Internal; Irish; Irish--Migrations

Record #:

20999

Author(s):

Davidson, Chalmers G.

Abstract:

This article looks at historical acts indicative of a spirit of independence in Mecklenberg County and its county seat, Charlotte, that predate American independence and the Revolutionary War.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 46 Issue 2, April 1969, p122-129, il, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Charlotte--History

Record #:

24582

Author(s):

Davidson, Chalmers G.

Abstract:

In Davidson, North Carolina there is an old Wayside Inn that was erected by the Dinkins family to serve as a stopping place for travelers. This article discusses the history and uses of the Wayside Inn.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 39 Issue 12, November 1971, p8-10, il, por

Subject(s):

Inns; Davidson College--History; Davidson College; Mecklenburg County--History; Mecklenburg County--Description and travel

Record #:

10670

Author(s):

Davidson, Chalmers G.

Abstract:

Mount Tirzah, the Lincoln County home of Capt. Alexander Brevard and his descendants, was built about 1800, and it was the largest of the ante-bellum plantation houses in the Catawba River region. The home stood until 1968, when it was burned to the ground by vagrants.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 37 Issue 2, June 1969, p11-12, il, por

Subject(s):

Historic buildings--Lincoln County

Record #:

24515

Author(s):

Davidson, Chalmers G.

Abstract:

Located on the Catawba River fifteen miles north of Charlotte, is a home built by the Latta family from Ireland. This article presents the history of the family and their plantation home in the 1800s, as well as restoration efforts on the home in 1970 in order to attract tourists and preserve its history.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 45 Issue 12, May 1978, p20-22, il

Subject(s):

Plantation life; Catawba River; Latta Plantation Nature Preserve (Huntersville); Latta, James, d. 1837

Record #:

20882

Author(s):

Davidson, Chalmers G.

Abstract:

This article offers a summary of 300 years of North Carolina history beginning with King Charles' land grant of 1663 and important events in the State at hundred year intervals of 1763, 1863, and 1963.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 40 Issue 2, April 1963, p213-220, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):