Historic Latta Plantation
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      Historic Latta Plantation is a circa 1800 cotton plantation and living history farm, located within Latta Plantation Nature Preserve.  Tours of the Latta home are guided, and tours of the grounds are self-guided.

 
 

 

Support the Capital Campaign to Preserve a Piece of Mecklenburg's Past!

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 Upcoming Events 

August 14, 2010 (10am-4pm) Gold Panning Day  Learn about Charlotte's rich gold mining history and pan for gold at the miner's cabin!  Visitors can also tour the plantation house and grounds.  Free with regular site admission.

August 21 (10am-4pm) - 22 (1-4pm), 2010 Civil War Infantry Weekend  Soldiers on the grounds providing demonstrations.  Free with regular site admission.

September 4-5, 2010 (10am-4pm) Revolutionary War Reenactment  Relive the American Revolution as soldiers reenact local battles.  Visitors can tour soldier camps, see living history demonstrations, visit the plantation house, and watch the main battles each day.  On Saturday soldiers will reenact the Battle of Charlotte which originally took place at the corners of Trade and Tryon Street in Charlotte.  On Sunday, soldiers will reenact the Battle of McIntyre Farm which was fought just a few miles from Latta off Beatties Ford Road.  Admission is $7 per person, ages 5 and under free.

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REENACTING LINKS

  
 
Thermal City Gold Mine

        

         35th North Carolina
  
                                                                                           

   Royal North Carolina Reenactors

Top photos courtesy of www.bradpattonphoto.com

 

 
Please direct all comments and suggestions on the website to:

ktoler@lattaplantation.org

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Supported in part by the Arts & Science Council and the Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation.