Ephraim Brevard

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1. 1775 · 1775-05-20

   The traditional narrative names approximately 27 signers of the Mecklenburg Declaration, with Colonel Thomas Polk (commander of the Mecklenburg militia) presiding over the meeting and Dr. Ephraim Brevard credited as the principal author/secretary; the group was, with perhaps one or two exceptions, entirely Presbyterian.

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   Thomas Polk

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2. 1775 · 1775-05-31

   Separately from the disputed Declaration, the Mecklenburg Resolves were a set of about 20 resolutions adopted on May 31, 1775, at a meeting organized by Colonel Thomas Polk at the Mecklenburg County courthouse in Charlotte, with Dr. Ephraim Brevard serving as secretary; the Resolves declared 'that all Laws and Commissions confirmed by, or derived from, the Authority of the King or Parliament, are annulled and vacated' and asserted that the Continental Congress and locally elected committees held governing authority in the colonies.

   Mecklenburg County CourthouseThomas Polk

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3. 1890

   Friendship Missionary Baptist Church was organized in 1890 in the Brooklyn neighborhood; its first sanctuary was built at 429 South Brevard Street in 1893.

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   Friendship Missionary Baptist ChurchMecklenburg PresbyteryFirst United Presbyterian ChurchFirst Baptist Church WestFriendship Missionary Baptist Church

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4. 1892

   Highland Park Mill No. 1 opened in early 1892 on North Brevard Street just outside Charlotte, equipped with 465 looms producing gingham cloth; D.A. Tompkins was among its investors.

   Alpha MillMecklenburg Cotton MillAda MillOrient MillVictor Cotton MillHighland Park Manufacturing CompanyMarshall ParkD.A. Tompkins

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5. 1963

   Friendship Baptist Church's original South Brevard Street sanctuary in Brooklyn was demolished as part of urban renewal; in October 1963 the congregation left the site and held worship services at Northwest Junior High School while awaiting a new church home.

   Harding High SchoolSecond Ward High SchoolCentral High SchoolRedevelopment CommissionMecklenburg PresbyteryFirst United Presbyterian ChurchFirst Baptist Church WestFriendship Missionary Baptist Church

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6. 1970

   Grace AME Zion Church's sanctuary at 219-223 South Brevard Street survived urban renewal's demolition of Brooklyn and is the only religious structure remaining from the historic neighborhood, since repurposed as an event space and music venue.

   Grace A.M.E. Zion ChurchRedevelopment CommissionMecklenburg PresbyteryFirst United Presbyterian ChurchFirst Baptist Church WestGrace AME Zion Church

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