SANKOFA'S SLAVERY DATA COLLECTION

Alexander Plantation

Location: Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., NC; Mallard Creek Community
Constructed: 1819

History: This plantation grew in size from 100 acres to 935 acres during Alexander's lifetime. Like many plantation owners of his time, Alexander used slave labor to maintain a profitable economic enterprise. According to United States Census records of the Slave population in Mecklenburg County, Alexander owned 33 slaves in 1860.

Associated Surnames: Alexander, Caldwell

Associated Free White Names

• William Tasse Alexander: owner

Associated Black Slave Names

Slaves Buried at the Alexander Slave Cemetery

• Violet
• Solomon

Agriculture

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Description of Associated Architecture

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Landmarks

• Alexander Slave Cemetery

Research Leads

• Morrill, Dan L. Historic Properties Commission Report on the W T Alexander House, July 5, 1976. The first segment(l00 acres)of what would result in a 935 acre plantation was purchased by William Tasse Alexander I in 1819 on the "headwaters of Mallard Creek".

RESOURCES

• Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission: Alexander Slave Cemetery (online): http://www.cmhpf.org./S&RR/AlexSlaveCem.html