The statue depicts Edwin Augustus Osborne, who founded the orphanage, and three children. If you didn't know, Charlotte has a trail of history marking some of the city’s most influential figures ...

“Meck Dec Day,” a holiday in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County that commemorates the signing of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence on May 20,… ...

Captain Jack Historical Bike Ride. Sunday, May 20 at 2 p.m. Starts at The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery, 4150 Yancey Road, Charlotte. This bike ride is free and honors Captain James Jack’s 450-mile ...

A statue on the Trail of History in Charlotte, ... The first sculpture, built in 2010, was the Spirit of Mecklenburg, depicting Revolutionary War Captain James Jack on horseback.