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Mecklenburg County~North Carolina
Highway One,
VA ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
36° 32' 39.576048",
-78° 11' 50.849592"
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Virginia State
Historical Marker
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Mecklenburg CountyFormed in 1764 from Lunenburg, and named for Princess Charlotte, of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, queen of George III. Bacon the Rebel defeated the Indians near the present town of Clarksville, 1676.North CarolinaNorth Carolina was one of the original thirteen states. The first settlement was made on Roanoke Island, 1585, but was not permanent. Settlers from Virginia occupied the Albemarle region before 1663, in which year the colony of Carolina was founded.
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Mecklenburg County~North Carolina Virginia Map
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