Rev. Elisha Mitchell, D.D.

Historical marker location:

2388 State Highway 128, Burnsville, North Carolina

( Marker can be reached from State Highway 128.)

Marker installed: 1888

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.