Wm. Henry Belk

Historical marker location:

310 West Franklin Street, Monroe, North Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of North Charlotte Avenue (State Highway 200) and West Franklin Street (State Highway 75), on the right when traveling south on North Charlotte Avenue.)

Marker installed: 1936

1862-1952.

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.