what county is charlotte north carolina?
Mecklenburg County
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 North Carolina defined its boundaries with the Meherrin Indians in 1729 . In 1748 , the colony passed a prohibition on private purchases which applied only to Tuscarora lands , and imposed a fine of 10 pounds for every 100 acres : 

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 North Carolina — January 25 , 1913 

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 North Carolina – July 4 , 1868 ( After rejection – December 14 , 1866 ) 

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 In 1747 , approximately 100 men of suitable age to serve in the colonial militia lived in North Carolina west of present @-@ day Hillsborough . Within three years , most of North Carolina 's population increase , driven mainly by the immigration of Scots @-@ Irish and German settlers traveling from Pennsylvania on the Great Wagon Road , was occurring in seven western counties created after 1740 . By 1754 , six western counties — Orange , Granville , Johnston , Cumberland , Anson , and Rowan — held around 22 @,@ 000 residents out of the colony 's total population of 65 @,@ 000 . 

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 North Carolina experienced a garage rock boom comparable to other states . In Charlotte , the Paragons ( not to be confused with the Jamaican ska group of the same name ) were one of the most popular bands in town , and went to Arthur Smith 's studio to record their single on Bobbi Records featuring , " Abba " , which was characterized by the sound of crackling 12 @-@ string guitar riffs and became an enormous hit in the local area , reaching # 1 on the local charts and leading to their appearance on The Village Square , a nationally syndicated TV show broadcast by WBTV in Charlotte , where they did a lip @-@ synched performance of " Abba " , which is now regarded as a garage rock classic . The Grifs , also from Charlotte , released two singles featuring the fuzz @-@ drenched " Catch a Ride " and " Keep Dreamin ' " . The Stowaways drove from Charlotte to Winston @-@ Salem to record the In Our Time LP for the vanity label , Justice Records , whose assortment of blues and folk @-@ inspired tracks included eerie ballads such as " Just A Toy " , " It Won 't Be Wrong " , and a version of George Gershwin 's " Summertime " , as well an upbeat material such as " You Lied " and " What a Shame " . The Damascans recorded " Get Away Girl " . Sounds Unlimited , from Winston @-@ Salem , recorded the song , " Cool One " , which flaunted braggadocious semi @-@ spoken lyrics recited over a grinding two @-@ chord proto @-@ punk guitar riff accompanied by a bell @-@ muted trumpet . The Corsayers from Chapel Hill were formed in 1963 by Alex Taylor , the older brother of James Taylor , who briefly joined the group before leaving to attend a boarding school in Massachusetts . The group became a popular fixture for several years at fraternity parties at the University of North Carolina . The Bojax , from Greenville , South Carolina , specialized in hard @-@ driving numbers such as " Go Ahead and Go " and Hippie Times " , and the Elite UFO , from Stanton , Kentucky , recorded " Now Who 's Good Enough " . 
