A crash has closed Interstate 77 northbound near Davidson and Cornelius in Mecklenburg County, NC after a crash; backing up traffic from Charlotte.

Charlotte North Carolina

Charlotte, North Carolina, is a large city in the southern part of the state. It is located east of the Catawba River, which is named after the Catawba Indians. The Piedmont region extends from the Blue Ridge Mountains in the west to Georgia.

Charlotte’s population has grown substantially throughout the years. Currently, the metropolitan area contains over 2.4 million residents. This includes nearly 800,000 in the city itself.

As Charlotte grew, the city became a center for the distribution of goods for the southeastern United States. This growth also led to the building of a network of paved highways. In addition, retailing grew as well.

Charlotte’s population has steadily risen since the early 1900s. In fact, the city is currently the second largest in the U.S. in terms of banking and retailing.

A key factor in Charlotte’s development was the construction of the state-owned railroad in the late 1850s. This railway helped transport Charlotte’s residents and goods to other parts of the state and south to Charleston.

After the end of World War I, Charlotte continued to build its transportation infrastructure. In 1927, the Charlotte branch of the Federal Reserve opened.

The rise of trucking in the 1920s led to the growth of the Charlotte wholesale economy. At the beginning of the Great Depression, the city’s rate of expansion slowed considerably.

Charlotte’s success in the early years of the twentieth century was largely due to the fact that it had a diverse economic base. It was the center of the textile industry and the railroad network.