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Show w. I Historic $ I Event. In a lilstorlo section of North Carolina Caro-lina there haa recently been erected an Imposing monument which wilt recall re-call to the minds of all who gazo upon It an ovent of prerevolullonsry days which was then, and stilt Is, regarded as one of the first steps on the road to cltlienshlp In tbe American republic. The monument stands on the ipat once pccupled by Queen's College, the first-In the United States, and In Ihis ground also tho bodies nf many of Carnwallls' soldiers found a rcitlng placo after their encounters with lbs patriot, ' The memorial Is In Charlotte, N C , and Its dedication recently, marked tho 12Stb anniversary of tin signing Jr IlIBTOllIO COUKT II0LSE AT , CHAllLOrn' N r ft the Mecklenburg ihdi'tio of lnr dependence. This fnni" ii doiuruenf preceded by many mont ' Hie one drawn up at i'lilladeipbh. nd In con-sequence con-sequence Is tho first futual oxprea-slon oxprea-slon against England t rmubded by tbe colonies. 'Tbo old hk oourtbSuseJ In which (hrf band of resotula men' met to assert their rights ,n! the rights of their fellow tlo then stood In. Independonoe souare. ana the slto Is nmrktd )iy a he-y Iron plate recording tho fact Tho resolutions were framed May (:0, 17TS, and, while pir Mitorlans claim to doubt their existence, the document undoubtedly did ezlst, and an abridged copy of the orlilnal reso-lutlon reso-lutlon has beon secured Tb" wording of tbe document was very similar In part to Uia Declaration of Indspond-ence, Indspond-ence, which was not l Wrth until more than a year later |