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