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Dr. Dan L. Morrill, retired UNCC history professor and award-winning local historian tells the story of how Fourth Ward began the historic preservation movement in Charlotte, NC.

Dr. Dan L. Morrill, retired UNCC history professor and award-winning local historian takes you on a tour of Charlotte's historic fire stations.

Dr. Dan L. Morrill, retired UNCC history professor and award-winning local historian takes you on a tour of some of Charlotte's Mid-Century Modern treasures.

Dr. Dan L. Morrill, retired UNCC history professor and award-winning local historian, starts the episode telling the story of solving the mystery of the origin of the griffins on Crescent Ave. and in Independence Park.  He then begins his discussion of Mid-Century Modern architecture.

Dr. Dan L. Morrill, retired UNCC history professor and award-winning local historian. continues his discussion of the history and architecture of the Piedmont and Northern Railway that ran in The Carolinas in the 20th century.

Here are links to the videos we discussed:

Walk Right In Belmont · Wilmer Watts & Watts & Wilson
https://youtu.be/PvoteA3GRU0

Moonshine Holler (Paula Bradley & Bill Dillof) perform the Wilmer Watts classic
https://youtu.be/L80SZnTdhqQ

Historic Video of Belmont, NC
https://youtu.be/7IxCoNWHiQU

Moving The Thrift P&N Depot
https://youtu.be/P2bj6ri08jA

Dr. Dan L. Morrill, retired UNCC history professor and award-winning local historian, concludes his discussion of the history of the Dilworth neighborhood in Charlotte, NC.

Dr. Dan L. Morrill, retired UNCC history professor and award-winning local historian, begins his discussion of the history of the Dilworth neighborhood in Charlotte, NC.

Dr. Dan L. Morrill, retired UNCC history professor and award-winning local historian, concludes his discussion of the history of the Myers Park and Cherry neighborhoods in Charlotte, NC. 

Dr. Dan L. Morrill, retired UNCC history professor and award-winning local historian, continues his discussion of the history of the Myers Park and Cherry neighborhoods in Charlotte, NC. 

Dr. Dan L. Morrill, retired UNCC history professor and award-winning local historian, begins his discussion of the history of the Myers Park and Cherry neighborhoods in Charlotte, NC. 

Dr. Dan L. Morrill, retired UNCC history professor and award-winning local historian, continues his discussion of the history of slavery in Mecklenburg County, NC.  Today he focuses on slave cemeteries.

Dr. Dan L. Morrill, retired UNCC history professor and award-winning local historian, begins his discussion of the history of slavery in Mecklenburg County, NC.  He will continue next week.

In this week's episode with discuss the history of North Charlotte and NoDa:  from the mill era, to the challenges after the mills closed in 1969, to the revitalization of the neighborhood in the early 1990's.

In this week's episode we discuss some of Preserve Mecklenburg's current projects.

In this episode we discuss the life of the incredibly talented Charlotte artist and designer Jack Pentes Jr.  Preserve Mecklenburg is working to save his home.  Jack's many accomplishments include designing the Land of Oz theme park in Beech Mountain, creating the Festival in the Park Logo, and entertaining as the character Bobo the Clown.  

In this episode, we discuss the history of Davidson College from its creation in 1837 until today.  We cover topics such as Maxwell Chambers' donation of $250,000 to the college in 1855, student riots in the 1850's, Davidson College during the Civil War, the incorporation of the town of Davidson in 1879, the establishment of cotton mills in Davidson in the late 19th century, and more.

We had to start off the show with a couple of corrections to the podcast!  Oops!  In this episode, we discuss the home, life and work of Dr. George E. Davis and his tireless efforts to establish Rosenwald Schools in North Carolina.  Dr. Davis was also the first black professor at Biddle Institute, now Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, NC.  He was inspired by Booker T. Washington.

In this episode, we discuss Independence Park including the Sunnyside Rose Garden, the Lillian Arhelger Memorial and the creators of the park.  We also tell the history of American Legion Memorial Stadium--the home of sporting events, concerts, and celebrations from 1936 until today.  The first football game was between UNC Chapel Hill and Wake Forest, and a stadium rally was attended by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on September 10, 1936.  Learn about these stories and more.

We discuss the history of the Myers Park High School Campus from 1857 to 2020, including the Isaac Newton Alexander Grist Mill Ruin and the special design to make it the "Dream School."

Dr. Dan Morrill discusses the new private organization Preserve Mecklenburg, Inc. and how it can play an important role in the historic preservation of Mecklenburg County in North Carolina.