Tag Archives: George III
HISTORIC MONEY MAKER: THE CHARLOTTE MINT
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.A. was named after Queen Sophia Charlotte, wife of King George III back in the days when America was a British colony and still has the nickname “Queen City’. After gold was discovered in the Piedmont Hills in 1799, Charlotte became quite prosperous and considered to be a good site for a […]
HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY, PRINCE GEORGE
In addition to the famous infant who is celebrating his first birthday today, Canada has its own Prince George – a city in British Columbia. The area was originally the home of the Carrier and Lheidli T’enneh First Nations, but when white men settled there, they called the town they built Prince George, in honour […]