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St. Mark's Episcopal Church (Huntersville, North Carolina)

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St. Mark's Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church located at Huntersville, North Carolina. The church was built in 1886–1887, and is a small rural "English country Gothic" style brick church. It has a cross-shaped plan with a three-bay-long nave, a pair of small single-bay side wings, and a one-bay chancel. Also on the property is the wood-frame parsonage; a two-story L-shaped dwelling with a Victorian doorway and porch trim. It was built about 1897.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, with a boundary increase in 1991.

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St. Mark's Episcopal Church (Huntersville, North Carolina)
Mount Holly-Huntersville Road, Charlotte

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28216 Charlotte
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Battle of McIntyre Farm

The Battle of McIntyre Farm took place on October 3, 1780 between Patriot militia under Captain James Thompson and a combined force of British regulars and Loyalists under Captain John Doyle in northern Mecklenburg county, North Carolina. The event is also known as the "Battle of the Bees" or the "Battle of the Hornets Nest". Lt. General Charles Cornwallis had occupied Charlotte since September 26, 1780. While there, he sent a foraging party of 450 infantry, 60 cavalry, and about 40 wagons to the countryside to search for supplies. Captain James Thompson of the local militia was warned by a local boy who had spotted them. The British forces had stopped seven miles up the road at McIntyre's Farm with the Patriot militia behind them out of sight. It was at McIntyre's farm that Doyle left behind 100 soldiers and 10 wagons to forage supplies. As some of the British were loading up wagons with supplies, some others had accidentally knocked over some bee hives causing a commotion, as this happened, the Patriots opened fire. Hitting their targets with accuracy and constantly changing position, it appeared to the British that the Patriots were in larger number than perceived. Many patriots from the neighborhood and surrounding area would join in on the fight. Capt. Doyle believed that his men were being attacked by a much larger force and ordered a quick retreat back to Charlotte. Some of the horses drawing the supply wagons were shot during the engagement which caused the road to be blocked which caused most of the supplies to be left behind. The McIntyre Farmhouse was one of the oldest buildings in Mecklenburg county. It still bore musket ball holes until 1941 when it was demolished by the land's private owner. As the British withdrew from the area after a 16 day occupation, they would regard it as "Hornet's Nest". Honored by this act of heroism, it has been adopted by Charlotte and Mecklenburg county as its insignia. It can be seen on the seal of the City of Charlotte, the City's Professional basketball team, and other local organizations. Today there are two monuments dedicated to the skirmish that are located just off Beatties Ford Road at the intersection with McIntyre Avenue in Charlotte, NC.

Lake Norman Charter
Lake Norman Charter

Lake Norman Charter School is a public charter school in Huntersville, North Carolina. Founded in 1998, it is one of the oldest and largest charter schools in the state. The high school and middle school are on adjacent campuses near downtown Huntersville, while the elementary school is 3.2 miles away. The school has brought together a diverse variety of students who are admitted through a non-weighted lottery system. Lake Norman Charter is divided into 3 schools: Lake Norman Charter has high academic standards and is primarily a college preparatory school. It is a "One-to-One" school, providing laptop computers to each high school student (iPads for middle and elementary school students) and utilizes Schoology, an online system for class submissions and grades. Lake Norman Charter offers 16 Advanced placement courses and 82% of the students in those classes pass the AP exam. College enrollment: 96% of the Class of 2017 went on to pursue a post- secondary degree (78% in 4-year college/university, 18% in 2-year college/technical school); 3% enlisted in the military or took a gap year. 26% of the Class of 2017 attended colleges and universities outside of North Carolina. Lake Norman Charter's (Middle School) math team regularly competes in the AMC 8 (American Mathematics Competition) and Mathcounts.Lake Norman Charter's (High School) math team competes in the AMC 10, AMC 12, and various math meets; (Duke, WCU). The Demographic makeup of the school is Caucasian: 63.6%, African American: 13%, Asian 10%, Multi-Racial: 6.3%, Hispanic: 6.2%, Native American: 1%, Island Pacific: <1%.