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Charlotte, North Carolina

City with a 2010 Census population of 731,424, making it the largest city in North Carolina. Named for Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg, who married King George III the year before the city was incorporated in 1768. Originally settled in 1755 by Thomas Polk, uncle of future president James K. Polk. A site of pro-Revolutionary sentiment during the American Revolution and the site of skirmishes between American and British troops. Site of the nation's first gold rush in the 1830's and remained the largest source of gold in the United States until the 1848 gold rush. Developed after the Civil War as a railroad hub and cotton processing center. Became a major banking center in the 1970s and '80s.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina

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Recent city comments:

Remnants of the Cavalier Apartments, my name (guest) wrote 5 months ago:

No longer abandoned, as of 2022 google maps picture, lights are on, and cars are parked.
Former Texaco Gas Station, David (guest) wrote 8 months ago:

Not abandoned anymore
Commonwealth-Morningside, Pete (guest) wrote 7 years ago:

Incorrect. Commonwealth Park is not this neighborhood, but is adjacent to this neighborhood.
Varnadore Building, Jeff Thompson (guest) wrote 7 years ago:

Actually, construction began in 1963 since that is the year of the ground breaking ceremony for the building. Also, the building is accessible from independence from Wilshire. Streets surrounding and giving access to the property are: Independence, Wilshire, Bamboo, and Pierson.
Wilmore, Aeschylus (guest) wrote 8 years ago:

More and more Mexicans come here, who are such raconteurs - sitting in their ramadas and telling more and more lobos now roaming not only acequias and arroyos, but also their alamedas. And you know, of course, their alamedas are lined with alamos.