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Mecklenburg Declaration landmark debated amid 150th anniversary
The article reviews the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence alleged May 20 1775 in Mecklenburg County North Carolina and its rivalry with the Philadelphia 1776 declaration. It notes a 1925 commemorative observance by Congress and Mecklenburg officials, plus historical controversy and key figures.
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John Dickinson Sherman
Charlotte
Mecklenburg County
North Carolina
Mecklenburg
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
Old
North State
Congress
United States Mecklenburg
Chapelotté
England
Thomas Polk
Delea
Lexington
Great Britain
America
General Congress
Committee of Safety
South Carolina
Robert Harris
Register
Jefferson
Uncle Sam