Trading Path

Historical marker location:

Mebane, North Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of East Center Street and N. 7th Street, on the right when traveling east on East Center Street.)

Marker installed: 2008

North Carolina was the site of the first gold rush in the United States, in the early 1800s. The town of Charlotte was named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the wife of King George III of England.