Latta Place
North Carolina · United States · Manor
Visitors on the tour hear children playing and running about in the attic. On one occasion the guide had just shown the group a cane.
Latta Place near Charlotte, North Carolina is a preserved plantation house, now a historic site, and the accounts come from the tours.
Visitors regularly hear children playing and running about in the attic.
On one occasion the guide had just introduced the group to a cane that had belonged to the family, and what happened next is the account.
What needs saying is what this house was. James Latta was a merchant who owned this land and owned people. The house, the farm and the money all rested on their labour, and the family the site is named for are the only ones whose children are usually meant when visitors talk about the attic.
The site has had to reckon publicly with how it presents that history.
It is a county park and is open to visitors.
FAQ
Where is Latta Place located?
Latta Place is in North Carolina, United States.
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Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.
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