Fact Friday

Fact Friday 286 - Mercy Hospital

Fact Friday 286 - Mercy Hospital

Happy Friday!   Recently, Charlotte's very own Mercy Hospital celebrated its 115th birthday! Founded on February 26, 1906, Mercy Hospital opened as the first Catholic hospital in North Carolina. Established and...

Fact Friday 286 - Mercy Hospital

Happy Friday!   Recently, Charlotte's very own Mercy Hospital celebrated its 115th birthday! Founded on February 26, 1906, Mercy Hospital opened as the first Catholic hospital in North Carolina. Established and...

Fact Friday 147 - Elizabeth College and Presbyterian Hospital

Fact Friday 147 - Elizabeth College and Presbyt...

Happy Friday!   Elizabeth College was founded in 1897 on land donated by a group of local investors dedicated to the suburban development of Charlotte. The private Lutheran women's college...

Fact Friday 147 - Elizabeth College and Presbyt...

Happy Friday!   Elizabeth College was founded in 1897 on land donated by a group of local investors dedicated to the suburban development of Charlotte. The private Lutheran women's college...

Fact Friday 131 - North Carolina Medical College

Fact Friday 131 - North Carolina Medical College

Happy Friday! North Carolina Medical College on Church Street.  The North Carolina Medical College, seen here in a photo from 1916, played an important role in the evolution of medical...

Fact Friday 131 - North Carolina Medical College

Happy Friday! North Carolina Medical College on Church Street.  The North Carolina Medical College, seen here in a photo from 1916, played an important role in the evolution of medical...

Fact Friday 120 - Presbyterian Hospital, Marriott Hotel

Fact Friday 120 - Presbyterian Hospital, Marrio...

Happy Friday! The northeast corner of Church and Trade streets was originally the site of Mecklenburg County’s third courthouse building, a large Jeffersonian structure that sat here from 1847 to...

Fact Friday 120 - Presbyterian Hospital, Marrio...

Happy Friday! The northeast corner of Church and Trade streets was originally the site of Mecklenburg County’s third courthouse building, a large Jeffersonian structure that sat here from 1847 to...

Fact Friday 119 - Charlotte Memorial Hospital

Fact Friday 119 - Charlotte Memorial Hospital

Happy Friday!     In 1876, the women of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church opened the state’s first civilian hospital in Fourth Ward, called Charlotte Home and Hospital, later known as...

Fact Friday 119 - Charlotte Memorial Hospital

Happy Friday!     In 1876, the women of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church opened the state’s first civilian hospital in Fourth Ward, called Charlotte Home and Hospital, later known as...