Our Story of Charlotte continues with Part 4: Whistles to War. - TopicsExpress



          

Our Story of Charlotte continues with Part 4: Whistles to War. Around 1840—The gold miners still come, but there aren’t as many of them. And they don’t stay in Charlotte long. Farmers fill in the gold pits that once held such promise and get back to the business of planting. Vacant log farmhouses rot, and stone gristmills crumble in overgrown fields as people stream out of Mecklenburg County after the gold rush. More than 6,000 residents—about one-third of the county’s population—will leave between 1830 and 1850. They head for the cheap and fertile cotton fields of Alabama and Mississippi. The Panic of 1837 sends the country’s economy into a deep recession. Banks close, and credit runs dry. Doctors and shop owners take out ads in local papers hoping some of their customers will settle long-overdue tabs. Some lose patience—one headline reads simply, “Pay Up.” Continue reading--->bit.ly/X9rdmO #knowyourcity #welovecharlotte
Posted on: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 13:36:58 +0000

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