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January 22, 2009. Robinson Rock House Ruin and Plantation Site, also known as Site 31MK272, is a historic archaeological site located in Reedy Creek Park at Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It is the remnants of an 18th-century stone dwelling of the Colonial period. The Robinson Stone House was probably built between 1780 and 1810.
Queen City Quarter (formerly known as the Epicentre) is a mixed-use development with an open-air shopping center, office, and hotels, located in Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. It was developed by The Ghazi Company. [1] Queen City Quarter opened to the general public in 2008 at a cost of $220 million and covers three acres (1.2 ...
Myers Park (Charlotte) / 35.19250°N 80.83306°W / 35.19250; -80.83306. Myers Park is a neighborhood and historic district in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. [ 2] Neighborhoods that are near Myers Park include Dilworth and Sedgefield to the west, Eastover to the east, Uptown Charlotte to the north, and South Park and Foxcroft ...
Old North Charlotte is a neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina. Old North Charlotte, contrary to its name, comprises a large section of the city's east side. Old 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 ...
Biltmore Estate is a historic house museum and tourist attraction in Asheville, North Carolina.Biltmore House (or Biltmore Mansion), the main residence, is a Châteauesque-style mansion built for George Washington Vanderbilt II between 1889 and 1895 [2] and is the largest privately owned house in the United States, at 178,926 sq ft (16,622.8 m 2) of floor space and 135,280 sq ft (12,568 m 2 ...
PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 09: B-Girl, Talash of Team of Refugee Olympic Team competes while wearing a outfit which reads "Free Afghan women" during the B-girls Pre-Qualifier on day fourteen of the ...
The Charlotte Marriott City Center was built as a part of the $120 million 101 Independence Center and hotel project developed by Henry Faison. The hotel sits on the land of the former White House Inn, the site of the vacant hotel was purchased in 1982. [152] [153] With 446 rooms it is the 2nd largest hotel in Charlotte by number of rooms. [123 ...
Matchbook cover, World War II, Uncle Sam. A "matchcover", or "matchbook cover", is a thin cardboard covering that folds over match sticks in a "book" or "pack" of matches. Covers have been used as a form of advertising since 1894, two years after they were patented, and since then, have attracted people who enjoy the hobby of collecting.