James W. Cannon

Historical marker location:

821 Cloverleaf Plaza, Kannapolis, North Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of South Cannon Boulevard (U.S. 29) and Cloverleaf Plaza, on the right when traveling north on South Cannon Boulevard.)

Marker installed: 1955

1852-1921.

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.