Historical Marker
R. J. Reynolds
Historical marker location:
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
( Marker is at the intersection of Cemetery Street and South Main Street, on the right on Cemetery Street.)
1850-1918.
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.