Historical Marker
Ferdinand Foch
Historical marker location:
400 North Main Street, Monroe, North Carolina
( Marker is at the intersection of North Hayne Street (State Highway 207) and West Jefferson Street (State Highway 200), on the right when traveling east on North Hayne Street.)
Marker installed: 1941
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.