Tuesday, April 26, 2011

What’s Vanishing and What’s Saved?

Charlotte - Mecklenburg County is quickly losing its farms and farm life. But some elements of our rural landscape have been preserved, including fascinating ruins of plantation homes and slave cemeteries that shed light on our past. What rural landmarks have we successfully saved in Charlotte? What have we lost? And what are the fights going on now? Join Dr. Dan Morrill, consulting director of Charlotte Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission, for a free presentation and film about our rural preservation successes and challenges. “Mecklenburg County’s Rural Landscape: What’s Vanishing and What’s Saved?” will take place on Sunday, May 15, 3 pm, at The Duke Mansion, 400 Hermitage Road in Charlotte. The event is free but reservations are required. To reserve your spot, call 704/714-4448 or email pmartin@tlwf.org. Explore evocative and imposing ruins, including the Robinson Rock House ruin, a former 18th century house built in the style of the Hezekiah Alexander House. Discover plantation homes such as Holly Bend on the Catawba River and historic cemeteries, including the Alexander Slave Cemetery in the Mallard Creek community. Hear the stories behind the headlines of efforts to save the Dr. George E. Davis House at Johnson C. Smith University, the Davis Brothers Store near Huntersville, and the Piedmont and Northern Railway Station in the Thrift community. “Mecklenburg County’s Rural Landscape: What’s Vanishing and What's Saved? is part of the Explore History! sponsored by Levine Museum of the New South (museumofthenewsouth.org) and The Duke Mansion (dukemansion.org) .

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