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  2. Old Settlers' Cemetery (Charlotte, North Carolina) - Wikipedia

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    Area. 1.6 acres. Operated by. City of Charlotte. Old Settlers' Cemetery is a city-owned cemetery located at 200 West 5th Street, right in the middle of Charlotte, North Carolina. It was the first municipal burial ground in Charlotte and contains the graves of many early settlers, with gravesites dating from 1776 through 1884. [1]

  3. List of North Carolina state prisons - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of state prisons in the U.S. state of North Carolina: In January 2015, the former five male divisions and one female division were consolidated into four regions, as listed below. As of February 2015, North Carolina houses about 38,000 offenders in 56 correctional institutions.

  4. List of plantations in North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Built from 1776 to 1863. The following table shows the plantations in North Carolina that were built between 1776 and the end of the Civil War. /  35.83750°N 77.621806°W  / 35.83750; -77.621806  ( Adelphia Plantation) /  36.05333°N 78.19583°W  / 36.05333; -78.19583  ( Archibald H. Davis Plantation) Built in 1820 (about).

  5. Hanging coffins - Wikipedia

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    The height at which their coffins are placed reflects their social status. Most people interred in hanging coffins are the most prominent members of the amam-a, the council of male elders in the traditional dap-ay (the communal men's dormitory and civic center of the village). There is also one documented case of a woman being accorded the ...

  6. George and Charlotte walk behind coffin as they say goodbye ...

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    The young royals had arrived earlier in a car with Camilla and their mother, Kate. George was dressed in a dark navy suit and black tie, while Charlotte wore a black coat dress with pleats at the ...

  7. Providence Presbyterian Church and Cemetery - Wikipedia

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    Providence Presbyterian Church and Cemetery is a historic Presbyterian church and cemetery located at 10140 Providence Road in Matthews, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The church was built in 1858, and is a rectangular, gable-front Greek Revival style frame building. It is three bays wide and four bays deep on a low stone foundation and ...

  8. Elizabeth (Charlotte neighborhood) - Wikipedia

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    Elizabeth (Charlotte neighborhood) /  35.21417°N 80.81806°W  / 35.21417; -80.81806. Elizabeth takes its name from Elizabeth College, a small Lutheran women's college founded in 1897 on the present-day site of Presbyterian Hospital. The community began in 1891 when a streetcar was established along East Trade Street to the area, making ...

  9. Reedy Creek Park - Wikipedia

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    Reedy Creek Park is a 125-acre (51 ha) urban park at 2900 Rocky River Road in the Newell section of Charlotte, North Carolina. Adjacent to the park is a 737 acre nature preserve. The main park contains courts and fields for basketball, softball, tennis, soccer, horseshoes, cricket, and volleyball. There are indoor and outdoor picnic facilities ...