CHARLOTTEPresentation By: Blake Brewer and Jach Watkins

History

Named after Queen Charlotte of England

City was built initially on Trade and Tryon

17lb gold nugget found in 1799 at Reed’s Gold Mine

(Kickler, Troy L.)

Cannon Mills

Founded by James William Cannon Located in Kannapolis 1982 David Murdock bought 98% of the

stock for $413 million Purchased by Pillowtex in 1997 for 200

million Closed in 2003

("Cannon Mills.”)

Banking

1837 U.S. mint opened a branch

to make gold coins 1927 the Federal Reserve Bank of

Richmond opened a Charlotte branch Second largest banking industry in U.S. Bank of America is headquartered in

downtown Approximately 55,000 people are

employed within the banking industry

("Leading Financial Center.”)

Quality of Life by Neighborhood

(Increase in number signifies increase in quality 5 being the highest)(Gleave, Sara.)

CIAA Generated $41.17 million dollars in 2013 $29.86 million was direct spending 8th year in Charlotte Largest event in Charlotte behind the

DNC (Democratic National Convention)

("CIAA Tournament Lands in Charlotte for 100th Anniversary." )

Influential People

Hugh McColl (Bank of America) Belk Family (Belk) Harry Nurkin (CMC) John Harris (Lincoln Harris) Jerry Richardson (Panthers)

Harry A. Nurkin

("Harry Nurkin.”)

Agricultural History

VA to NC in search of land for tobacco In 1860 there 69,000 farms with 46,000

had fewer than 100 acres The Civil War bankrupted many of the

Industries in North Carolina and Agriculture was no exception

(Lilly, J. Paul.)

Attractions Carowinds Discovery Place Reed Gold Mine Lake Norman NASCAR Hall of

Fame Amphitheatres Epicentre Charlotte Motor

Speedway

("Charlotte MSA Aerials)

("About Charlotte NC)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAGh6ZuEqAo

UNC-Charlotte

Founded in 1946 primarily for returning veterans

Doctoral/Research Intensive institute 1,000 acre campus 75 buildings 7 colleges 92 Bachelor degrees/59 Master

degrees/20 Doctoral degrees

Charlotte Hornets

“On Thursday evening, NBA owners unanimously approved the Charlotte franchise’s request to return to being nicknamed the Hornets. The nickname change was made possible after New Orleans changed their nickname from the Hornets to the Pelicans.” (charlotte hornets name)

Charlotte Speedway

Charlotte Motor Speedway was designed and built in 1959 by current chairman O. Burton Smith.

Smith Tower, a 135,000-square-foot, seven-story facility connected to the speedway's grandstands, was erected and opened in 1988

("Speedway History.”)

Renovations

In 1984, under the direction of Smith, Charlotte Motor Speedway became the only sports facility in America to offer year-round living accommodations when it built 40 condominiums high above turn one.

in 1994. the speedway added a new $1 million, 20,000-square-foot Sprint Cup garage area

Carolina Panthers

The "dream" began on July 16, 1987 when Richardson met in Charlotte with a group of interested parties to discuss the feasibility of entering the multi-city competition for two NFL expansion franchises.

On December 15, Richardson officially announced an NFL franchise bid for the Carolinas.

Carolina Panthers

One of the first orders of business was to choose a stadium site. Locations in North and South Carolina were considered.

On December 15, 1989, Richardson Sports selected a site in uptown Charlotte as the future home of a privately financed NFL stadium that would seat more than 70,000 fans.

Talk with Jerry richardsonThe People: Mr Richardson where is the location of Panther Stadium going to be?

Richardson: Well I have a few locations in two different states.

The People: Which two states sir?

Richardson: Obviously North Carolina, but also South Carolina.

The People: Which cities?

Richardson: Charlotte and Charleston. But I've decided to tell the media and you all where till be located at.

The People: Yes sir! Yes sir! Please let us know!

Richardson: Well, the stadium will be in Uptown Charlotte!!

(Panthers becoming the 29th NFL team)

("History.”)

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