Mt. Pleasant Post Masters 1833 – 1963 19 Feb 1833 – 1 Apr 1835 – Daniel Walker (Walker’s Store PO) 2 Apr 1835 – 9 Jan 1842 – John O. Wallace (Mt. Comfort PO) 10 Jan 1842 – 30 Apr 1844 – Michael Cook (Mt. Comfort PO) 1 May 1844 – 9 Jun 1847 -…
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MP DEEDS (Land Transactions involving property in Mt. Pleasant)
MP DEEDS – LAND TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING PROPERTY IN THE TOWN OF MT. PLEASANT Cabarrus Co. Deed Book 10, p. 266 18 Mar 1822 For the sum of $400, Christian Horlochor sold to his son, Jacob Horlochor, a tract of land in Cabarrus Co. described as follows … “on the waters of Adams Creek, being a…
HISTORIC MP (Sketches of Historic Sites, Homes and Businesses in Mt. Pleasant)
HISTORIC MT. PLEASANT This section of Mt. Pleasant by the Minutes is based upon a map of “Historic Mt. Pleasant” that was created by the late Billie McAllister while she was serving as curator/caretaker of the Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society. Using this map as a template, this writer has added several other “historic” locations within…
ANNOTATION OF THE MINUTES OF THE MT. PLEASANT TOWN BOARD (1883-1909)
Annotation of the Minutes of the Mt. Pleasant Town Board (1883-1909) [Pg. 1, May 21st 1883] [1] Charles P. Cox (b. 22 Nov 1822, Rowan Co. NC, d. 14 Sep 1904, Stanly Co. NC) was the son of Marcus Cox and Polly Burkhead and the brother of Kindred Muse Cox. In 1850, C. P. Cox…
MT. PLEASANT TOWN OFFICIALS (1879-1960)
Mt. Pleasant, NC Public Officials (1875-1960) 1874-1875 Mayor Jonas Cook 1875-1876 L. G. Heilig 1876-1877 Mayor ??? Lentz 1877-1878 Mayor Daniel M. Bangle Commissioners L. G. Heilig J. J. Misenheimer Alexander Foil J. F. Litaker 1879-1880 Mayor John M. Freeze Commissioners Jonas Cook H. C. McNamar W. H. H. Bangle L. G. Heilig H. T….
MINUTES OF TOWN BOARD OF MT. PLEASANT, NC
180 1 Mt. Pleasant, NC May 21st, 1883 The Mayor and Commissioners elect having been qualified: C. P. Cox, Mayor; H. McNamar, J. J. Misinheimer, G. R. P. Miller, J. H. Thayer and L. J. Foil as Commissioners and on motion L. J. Foil was elected Sec & Treasurer. S. C. Fisher was elected constable. …
ORDINANCES OF THE TOWN OF MT. PLEASANT, NC (1883)
At a meeting of the Board of Commissioners for the Town of Mt. Pleasant, August 11th, 1883, the Town Ordinances were adopted as follows: No. 1. – DISORDERLY CONDUCT. &C. BE IT ORDAINED, by the Board of Commissioners for the Town of Mt. Pleasant, That any person who shall be guilty of fighting, assaulting or…
MT. PLEASANT TOWN CHARTER (Amended 1883)
CHAPTER 77 An act to amend the charter of the town of Mt. Pleasant, in Cabarrus county, ratified January twenty-first, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact: SECTION 1. That the town of Mt. Pleasant, in Cabarrus county, be and the same is hereby incorporated by the name…
Original Town Charter – 1859
Introduction
Presented herein is a transcribed copy of the Minutes of the Town Board of the Town of Mt. Pleasant, NC dating from 21 May 1883 through 4 May 1909. The original minutes are recorded in a ledger book in the archives of the Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society in Mt. Pleasant. The Mt. Pleasant Town Minutes…