The Queen City

Background of Charlotte

The Queen City was founded in 1768 and named for Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III of England.

Charlotte was originally built at the crossroads of two Native-American trading paths. The intersection of these two paths, now major streets, is known as the heart of Charlotte – “Trade & Tryon.”

In 1799, the discovery of a 17-pound gold nugget drew many immigrants to the which led to the nation’s first gold rush. However the boom was short lived.

As businesses continued to flock to Charlotte, the city’s banking industry gained momentum in the 1970s and 1980s under the leadership of financier Hugh McColl. The combination of Bank of America and Wachovia made Charlotte the nation’s second-largest banking center, behind New York City.

Charlotte Today

In 2012, the estimated population of Charlotte according to the U.S. Census Bureau was 775,202, making it the 17th largest city in the U.S

The city is a major U.S. financial center, the second largest financial center by assets following New York City. Bank of America and the East Coast operations of Wells Fargo are headquartered in the city.

The city's public school system, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, is the second largest in North Carolina and 20th largest in the nation.

Charlotte/Douglas International Airport is the sixth busiest airport in both the U.S. and the world overall as measured by traffic (aircraft movements)

SportsCharlotte is home to three major professional sports franchises: the Carolina Panthers of the National Football league (NFL), the Charlotte Bobcats of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the Charlotte Hounds of Major League Lacrosse (MLL).

On May 21, 2013, Michael Jordan officially announced the organization had submitted an application to change the name of the franchise to the Charlotte Hornets for the 2014–15 NBA season.

UniversitiesCharlotte is home to a number of notable universities and colleges such as Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte School of Law, Johnson C. Smith University, Johnson & Wales University, Queens University of Charlotte, and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Attractions

Charlotte has over 74 attractions including Discovery Place, Carowinds, Bank of America stadium. It has more than 4 museums. There are 2 majors zoo’s that aren’t in Charlotte but accessible through the Charlotte Mecklenburg area.

Famous people from Charlotte

Charlotte has almost a good amount of famous people. Including K-Ci and JoJo, John P. Kee, Sunshise Anderson, Fantasia, Anthony Hamilton

CIAA

The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) is a collegiate athletic conference, mostly consisting of historically black colleges and universities.

Conference members are primarily located in North Carolina (eight) and Virginia (two). There is also one school from Maryland and another from Pennsylvania.

Background of CIAA

The CIAA, founded on the campus of Hampton Institute (now Hampton University) in 1912, is the oldest African-American athletic conference in the United States. It was originally known as the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association and adopted its current name in December 1950.

The CIAA's legacy dates back to 1892 when Livingstone College and Biddle University (now Johnson C. Smith University) played in the first football game between two African-American colleges. Many other sports also increased in popularity over the ensuing years.

About the CIAA

The CIAA host many sports including basketball, baseball, football, cross country, and track and field.

Fayetteville State’s Mens basketball and Womens Basketball are in the conference every year which leaves the men 3rd in the standings with record of 9-5 in conference and 17-8 overall

The standing for the womens basketball puts them in first with a record of 11-3 in conference and a 18-5 record overall

Things to do

Tournament Week offers events for every social palate including parties, numerous educational and healthy-livings components, step shows and a battle of the bands. The men’s and women’s tournaments are held simultaneously and their respective championship games are on Saturday night.

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