André Michaux

Historical marker location:

Bakersville, North Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of Crimson Laurel Way (State Highway 226) and Hemlock Drive, on the right when traveling south on Crimson Laurel Way.)

Marker installed: 2000

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.