Walton War

Historical marker location:

Brevard, North Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of Greenville Hwy (U.S. 276) and Poplar Gap Road on Greenville Hwy.)

Marker installed: 1992

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.