Welcome
to the Cabarrus Black Boys Chapter. We
are located in Concord, North Carolina. Local landmarks include the
Concord Museum, the Historic Cabarrus Courthouse, and a wonderful local
history room in the Cannon Memorial Library. An afternoon can easily be
spent visiting some of the beautiful old homes in Historic Downtown Concord,
antique stores, or unique restaurants. A nearby North Carolina
Historic Site, the Reed Gold Mine, is the site of the first documented gold
find in the United States. A few miles away, you can step back into
time by touring the circa 1800’s Bost Grist Mill. |
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On June 25,
1914, sixteen patriotic young women of Concord, North Carolina, Cabarrus
County, met in the home of Mrs. W. W. Flowe and organized the Cabarrus Black
Boys Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. The name, Cabarrus
Black Boys, honored nine patriots who became famous for a daring deed
when troubles were brewing that resulted in the Revolutionary War. In
1771 Governor Tryon, expecting action from rebellious settlers, had a wagon
train of powder and supplies shipped from the port of Charleston, South
Carolina, to Hillsboro, North Carolina, where it would be ready for any
uprising. Showing their determination for the cause of liberty, these
nine young men blackened their faces with soot and thwarted the
Governor's effort by destroying the whole load at what was then known as
Phifer's Mill, about three miles north of Concord.
This action by these heroes, who later became
soldiers in the Revolution, is a proud memory in Cabarrus history. In
1916 the chapter placed a fountain on the Court House lawn in their honor
and in 1926 they marked a large rock near Jackson Training School behind
which some of the action took place.
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