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Mecklenburg County may have been 1st to sign a declaration of independence from Britain
Revolutionary leaders in Mecklenburg County were allegedly the first to declare independence from Britain in May 1775 -- a ...
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Column: A Betrayal of Our Founders
The Declaration of Independence stands as the most quintessentially “American” of all our founding documents. More than just a proclamation of separation from Great Britain, it articulates universal p ...
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Is an unassuming spot next to I-485 the birthplace of American independence?
One Man’s Epic Quest to Uncover the First, True Declaration of Independence.” He joins WFAE’s Marshall Terry to talk more ...
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Mecklenburg County Commission Chair Mark Jerrell reads Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence
May 20 is "Meck Dec Day," marking the date in 1775 when the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence was said to have been ...
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Cheers to 250 years of independence
Charlotte is celebrating 250 years of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence today. Yes, Charlotte declared independence ...