CAPT Ephraim Brevard, 1ST NC, Continental Army -- Settler's Cemetery, Charlotte NC
N 35° 13.750 W 080° 50.584
17S E 514280 N 3898468
A small gray granite memorial placed by the sons and daughters of the American Revolution in honor of Revolutionary war soldier Ephraim Brevard at Settler's Cemetery, Charlotte NC.
Waymark Code: WMX3Q4
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 11/22/2017
Views: 3
This short memorial stands near the main entrance to settler Cemetery from Trade Street at W 5th Street in the historic Fourth Ward area of downtown Charlotte.
It was jointly placed in 2016 by the Mecklenburg Chapter, North Carolina Sons of the American Revolution, and the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
The monument reads as follows:
"[logos of the DAR and SAR]
In memory of
Revolutionary war soldier and patriot
EPHRAIM BREVARD
Signer and reputed author of
The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, NC
Captain -- NC
Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge -- 27 February 1776
Surgeon, 1st North Carolina
Prisoner of war -- Charleston SC -- 1780
Born in 1744 in Maryland
Died in 1781 in Mecklenburg County, NC
Marker placed by
Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence Chapter, NSDAR
Mecklenburg Chapter, North Carolina SAR
20 May 2016"
Name of the revolution that the waymark is related to:
US Revolutionary war
Adress of the monument:
North Trade Street at w Fifth Street
Settler's Cemetery
Charlotte, NC
What was the role of this site in revolution?:
Burial ground for several Revolutionary war soldiers
When was this memorial placed?: 05/20/2016
Who placed this monument?: Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence Chapter, NSDAR & Mecklenburg Chapter, North Carolina SAR
Link that comprove that role: Not listed
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