Tryon Street is Charlotte’s main drag, public face and front porch. Bankers and office workers fill the sidewalks during the day; concertgoers and bar crawlers populate them in the evenings. Everything seems sparkling and new. But if you know where to look, Tryon Street tells stories of Charlotte’s two-and-a-half centuries of history. Even before there was a city here, Tryon Street existed. An American Indian route ran along this hilltop, part of the Great Trading Path to Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay. A lesser trail to Charleston, now Trade Street, crossed it. When European settlers arrived, they built farms and stores at that crossroads and schemed to get it chosen as the courthouse spot for the surrounding county. How to catch the attention of government decision makers? Name the settlement “Charlotte,” after the wife of King George III, who ruled the colonies. And name the main street after the Colonial governor, William Tryon.
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