Charlotte was incorporated in 1768, named in honor of the wife of King George III, the reigning English monarch. Even though the residents disagreed with laws set forth by Britain, naming the town Charlotte was in hopes to win favor with the King.
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The 17th-largest city in the U.S., Charlotte is the largest trading center in the southeast and the second-largest nancial center in the U.S. (NYC) Charlotte is home to two of the largest banks in the nation - Bank of America and Wells Fargo. It is the largest and most accessible city between Washington, D.C. and Dallas, Texas , earning the nickname, "International Gateway to the South.
Soccer " Eight Fortune 500 corporations are in the Charlotte area.
as the city hosts its rst Democratic National Convention, in September, 2012.
President of the United States, will be back in Charlotte
Barack Obama, seen here giving a speech on campus days before the 2008 election which made him
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