History of the Town of Huntersville

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Huntersville through the 1900s• Town renamed to Huntersville from Craighead(local minister) for prominent “Hunter” family• Town was 1 square mile (railroad at its center)Main Street – stores, bank, laundromatTown limit was just west of Dallas St. (across fromHuntersville Elementary School)• Early housing (pre-1950) were custom built bylocal men (farmers, carpenters, bricklayers,etc.)• Most paid cash or got loans from the Bank ofCornelius, which had a branch in downtownHuntersville
A Look Back at Downtown Huntersville• Cross Chevrolet (Town Center)• Bus stop (where Fire Station is today)• Auten Ford (NC115/Mt Holly-Huntersville)• General Store on Maxwell/Huntersville-ConcordRd. (burned to the ground)• Banks• 2 GroceryStores
Page 1 and 2: Town of Huntersville:A Brief Histor
Page 3: Huntersville from a Postal Perspect
Page 7 and 8: The Early Economy• After WWI, Duk
Page 9 and 10: The Early EconomySome families move
Page 11 and 12: A Snapshot from the 1950’s“Hunt
Page 13 and 14: Water and Sewer Feeds Growth• In
Page 15 and 16: Huntersville Business Park Sparks G
Page 17 and 18: Residential Development in the 1990
Page 19 and 20: Schools• J.M. Alexander Junior Hi
Page 21 and 22: Exit 25 - 1993 Aerial (Exit opened
Page 23 and 24: The Lake• Duke Power finished the
Page 25 and 26: Early Public Safety• The North Me

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