D. A. TOMPKINS 1851-1914
Crusader for southern industrial development, manufacturer, engineer, author, and publisher. Grave is 1/2 mile north.
L-48Mecklenburg County
Where it stands. West Trade Street at North Cedar Street in Charlotte
Nothing could be more jolting and discordant with the vision of today's intellectuals than the fact that it was businessmen, devout religious leaders and Western imperialists who together destroyed slavery around the world. And if it doesn't fit their vision, it is the same to them as if it never happened.