Historical Marker
Onslow Raid
Historical marker location:
Jacksonville, North Carolina
( Marker is at the intersection of South Marine Boulevard (Business U.S. 17) and Old Bridge Street, on the right when traveling east on South Marine Boulevard.)
Marker installed: 2001
The state's largest city, Charlotte, was named after Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the wife of King George III of England.