From the Monroe 15 Years Ago column: A party from Charlotte, representing the Mecklenburg Daughters of the Revolution, passed through Monroe this morning en route to Waxhaw, where they go to the birthplace of Andrew Jackson, five miles southwest, to place an iron marker on the spot. The marker will remain until the monument on which the daughters are now at work is erected. the committee consisted of Mr. D.A. Thompkins, Judge Burwell, Miss Long, Mrs. Smith, and Mrs. Van Landingham. At Waxhaw they were joined by Mr. J.L. Rodman, who owns the land where the McKammie house stood. Besides placing the marker the committee will lay off a small park. Mr. Rodman has tendered all the land necessary for the purpose.
(From The Monroe Journal, Nov. 16, 1920) Photo from North Carolina Archives
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