Duke University

Historical marker location:

1364 Campus Dr, Durham, North Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of West Main Street (Business U.S. 70) and Campus Drive, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.)

Marker installed: 1979

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.