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It is believed that name "Steele" was the family surname of Scotch-Irish immigrants who settled in the area in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. [8] The region was eventually designated as Steele Creek Township, one of the original 15 Townships of Mecklenburg County.
It is found in northeastern Mecklenburg County, southeast of Interstate 85 and predominantly along University City Boulevard and W.T. Harris Boulevard . Interstate 485 and US 29 (N. Tryon Street) also pass through the area. In 2019, the LYNX Blue Line was extended from Uptown Charlotte to University City.
Mecklenburg County (/ ˈ m ɛ k l ə n ˌ b ɜːr ɡ /) is a county located in the southwestern region of the U.S. state of North Carolina, in the United States.As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,115,482, [1] making it the second-most populous county in North Carolina (after Wake County), and the first county in the Carolinas to surpass one million in population. [2]
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Pineville (/ ˈ p aɪ n v ɪ l /; locally / ˈ p aɪ n v əl /) is a suburban town in the southernmost portion of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States. Part of the Charlotte metropolitan area , it is situated in the Waxhaws district between Charlotte and Fort Mill .
Myers Park is a neighborhood and historic district in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. [2]Neighborhoods that are near Myers Park include Dilworth and Sedgefield to the west, Eastover to the east, Uptown Charlotte to the north, and SouthPark and Foxcroft to the south.
In 1891, the name of the town was changed from "Davidson College" to "Davidson", emblematic of the community's expanding roles for town and gown alike. Davidson's cotton mills spurred the growth of the town, and by 1910 the population of Davidson had reached 500 residents, climbing to 1,500 by the 1920s.