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Home Colonel Thomas Polk Marker

101 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC, USA

North Carolina

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NC - Mecklenburg

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NC - Charlotte

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One of Charlotte's founders - 1768. Headed militia during Revolution. This house was headquarters for General Cornwallis during British occupation Sept. 26 - Oct. 12, 1780. George Washington was entertained here May 28, 1791.

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HISTORIC PEOPLE

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George Washington

Commander-in-Chief

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Charles Cornwallis

Major General

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Charles O'Hara

Brigadier General

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