George H. White

Historical marker location:

New Bern, North Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of Broad Street (Business U.S. 70) and Metcalf Street, on the left when traveling east on Broad Street.)

Marker installed: 1976

1852 - 1918.

The state's largest city, Charlotte, was named after Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the wife of King George III of England.