Hezekiah Alexander Homesite
Title
Hezekiah Alexander Homesite
Subject
Hezekiah Alexander House (Charlotte, N.C.) Historic sites--North Carolina--Charlotte Historic buildings--North Carolina--Charlotte Charlotte (N.C.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Subject Personal
Alexander, Hezekiah, 1728-1801
Description
Postcard to promote a popular tourist attraction , Hezekiah Alexander Homesite , in Charlotte , NC . This rock house was built by Hezekiah Alexander in 1774 . He was one of the signers of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence in 1775 . Located on Shamrock Drive , the house and grounds may be toured . Recreations of life during the Revolutionary War era are occasionally held . There is a History museum on adjoining grounds . [Aerial Photography Services , Inc . - 1977 copyright - 45291-D - 1978 postmark , chrome]
Object Type
Still Image
Subject - Location
Charlotte (N.C.) Mecklenburg County (N.C.)
Date of material
1977
Publisher
Charlotte, N.C.: J. Murrey Atkins Library University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Genre
Picture postcards
Format
image/tiff
Identifier
mb121_4_12_29f
Source
Mary Boyer Collection. J. Murrey Atkins Library University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Relation
Forms part of: Mary Boyer Collection, 1899 - 1979
Language
eng
Contact
J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Charlotte: http://specialcollections.uncc.edu
Rights
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Note
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Category
Late twentieth century postcards
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