# Rural Hill

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- [Donations](https://ruralhill.net/donations/): Support the Farm
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- [Become a Rural Hill Volunteer](https://ruralhill.net/become-a-rural-hill-volunteer/): We cannot run Rural Hill without volunteers like you!  If it be farm work, office hours, or even helping at events – your dedicated time helps keep Rural Hill operating. creative@magictablemedia.com Switch account Not shared * Indicates required question Name* Email* Address Phone number* How are you interested in helping?* Farm Chores (manual labor) Yard Work (gardens, mowing grass, picking up trash, etc.) Battle of Charlotte Amazing Maize Maze Pulling Corn for the Maze Sheepdog Trials First Footin’ Loch Norman Highland Games Weekend Events Open to the Public (Yard Sales, Community Days, etc.) Any and All Events Historical Information Cabin/Davidson Schoolhouse […]
- [CALENDAR OF EVENTS](https://ruralhill.net/calendar-of-events/): Upcoming Events: For more information about these and other events click on the links above or call 704 875 3113 August 10, 2025 Miss May’s MeckDeck Tea September 6 – October 31, 2025 Rural Hill Corn Maze (weekends only) November 15 & 16, 2025 Sheepdog Trials & Dog Festival January 23 & 24, 2026 Burns’ Night Aril 18 & 19, 2026 Loch Norman Highland Games  For private event information please click here
- [References](https://ruralhill.net/references/): Major John Davidson of Rural Hill Mecklenburg, North Carolina Pioneer, Industrialist, and Planter by Chalmers Gaston Davidson, PH.D., Associate Professor of History and Director of the Library Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina Lassiter Press, Inc., Charlotte, North Carolina 1943 The Plantation World Around DavidsonBy Chalmers Gaston DavidsonBriarpatch Press, 1982pp. 65-66, 70-71 Davidson Family PapersLibrary of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill”Southern Historical Collection History of Hopewell ChurchOriginal copy at Hopewell Presbyterian Church(unavailable at this time) Davidson Family Collection (Photographs and Letters),Library of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Letters of John Springs Davidson,Copies at Rural Hill-Center of Scottish […]
- [History of the Scots and Scots-Irish](https://ruralhill.net/history-of-the-scots-and-scots-irish/): History of the Scots and Scots-IrishGreat ScotsTartan Day: A Day of Scottish PrideClans: A Brief HistoryGenealogical Resources and ResearchThe Scottish Cook: Recipies of the People WHY SCOTTISH HISTORY MATTERS “Human beings are the product and embodiment of their own past. It is only by contact with this past, in thinking and in relationships, that we exist…. For an individual the destruction of memory means the destruction of personality. The same is true for societies: their history is the main component of their present identity. It is history that makes each individual unique in their interpretation and response to current events. […]
- [The “Meck Dec” and the Mecklenburg County Resolves](https://ruralhill.net/the-meck-dec-and-the-mecklenburg-county-resolves/): In 1762, Mecklenburg County was created from Anson County had been brewing in the American Colonies for some time, including the inhabitants of the newly named county. Issues such as taxation without representation, religious persecution, and unfair practices of law by the British were a common stressor in daily life. In June of 1774 news came to Mecklenburg County that Britain was punishing Boston, Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party of December, 1773 by closing the harbor and imposing punitive laws that many called the “Intolerable Acts”. The harbor was the economic center of Boston, the busiest town in America, […]
- [Rural Hill Burying Ground](https://ruralhill.net/rural-hill-burying-ground/): JANUARY 3, 1818Violet Wilson Davidson was laid to rest at the Rural Hill Burying Ground near Rural Hill, the grand home John and she had spent a lifetime establishing. She was the first family member to be buried at Rural Hill in what would be named the Rural Hill Burying Ground. She is buried alongside Major John, Robert, Margaret, Mary Winslow and Sarah Davidson within a small enclosure that is older than the rock wall surrounding the exterior of the yard. This outside wall was erected in 1923 by Col. E.L. Baxter Davidson, Major John and Violet’s great-grandson. A monument […]
- [A Brief History of Rural Hill](https://ruralhill.net/a-brief-history-of-rural-hill/): Note- the following is only a very brief history of Rural Hill. Much more research and information is available at Historic Rural Hill. To view these materials, simply stop by the Rural Hill Offices. To set up an appointment for research, please email info@RuralHill.net Rural Hill is the historic homestead of Major John and Violet Wilson Davidson. John was a Major in the Mecklenburg County Militia prior to and during the Revolutionary War and was also a signer of the May 20, 1775 Mecklenburg County Declaration of Independence, commonly known as the “Meck Dec”. In 1752, 16-year-old John Davidson moved to […]
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- [SPONSORS](https://ruralhill.net/sponsors/): Skip to content       Rural Hill, Where History Springs AlivePO Box 1009 * Huntersville, NC 28070-10094431 Neck Road * Huntersville, N. C. 28078-8342Office: 704.875.3113 * Fax: 704.875.3193Site By: EyeBenders, LLC
- [Directions](https://ruralhill.net/directions/): Directions Monument located at the corner ofBeatties Ford Road and Neck Road“The Entrance to Rural Hill” THERE IS NO PUBLIC ACCESS VIA JIM KIDD ROAD, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR GPS IS TAKING YOU TO NECK ROAD. Historic Rural Hill4431 Neck RoadHuntersville, North Carolina 28078704-875-3113 From Statesville or I-40 Heading South Toward Huntersville: From Harris Blvd toward Northlake Mall: FEATURED SPONSOR From I-85 Heading South Toward Huntersville:
- [Policies](https://ruralhill.net/policies/): We encourage everyone to come out and visit Rural Hill throughout the year. PLEASE NOTE:  Pets are not allowed during public events unless specifically stated. SMOKING AND TOBACCO USE:Pursuant to Mecklenburg County Ordinance, Rural Hill is now a tobacco-free zone. This includes both smoking, smokeless tobacco, e-cigarettes, vaporizers and other such devices. This includes the campground. This is a Mecklenburg County Law that Rural Hill must follow. Other than the events listed above, we invite you to bring your pets, but we do require that you have your dogs on a leash. We also require that if you decide to bring […]
- [Historic Rural Hill Cultural Center](https://ruralhill.net/historic-rural-hill-cultural-center/): A Rural and Charming Event Venue With Modern Amenities  Host your event at the new Cultural Center. This beautiful structure is inspired by the lofty barns that once dotted the area’s rural landscape, blending into our surrounding 265 acre farmland in a graceful manner. The Rural Hill Cultural Center and farm offers a unique combination of flexible indoor and outdoor spaces for a variety of gatherings…weddings, receptions, reunions, cultural & educational programs, business retreats, and more!  With more than 4,000 square feet the Rural Hill Cultural Center features 2,000 square feet in the charming May Davidson Hall, a Scottish Heritage […]
- [Home](https://ruralhill.net/home/): Home Loch Norman Games Endowment in Honor of Bo McIntosh:https://secure.givelively.org/donate/historic-rural-hill-inc/in-memory-of-bo-mcintosh Rural Hill Endowment:https://secure.givelively.org/donate/historic-rural-hill-inc/historic-rural-hill-endowment Farm Operations Endowment in Honor of Eddie Ferguson:https://secure.givelively.org/donate/historic-rural-hill-inc/eddie-ferguson-endowment-for-the-farm-at-rural-hill Rural Hill is a Historic Site, Nature Preserve, Field Trip Destination, Cultural Events Site, Farm, and all around great place to get away from one’s daily stresses in life. Bring your students to experience excellence during our fascinating and unique educational programs focusing on history, science, creative thinking, reading, and even math! Stop by and enjoy the solitude of nature that only 265 secluded acres can provide while hiking our extensive network of trails. Visit us and feel the […]

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