A Revolutionary War Connection

Historical marker location:

5803 NC-62 S, Burlington, North Carolina

( Marker can be reached from State Highway 62, 0.2 miles south of Oakbury Road, on the right when traveling south.)

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.