Other notable historical museums in Charlotte, NC

South End is a neighbourhood which is immediately south of Charlotte, N.C. It is considered as one among the three Municipal Service Districts in Charlotte, North Carolina. The development began in the 1850s with the first railroad of Charlotte connecting the queen city to Columbia and Charleston, SC.

The area got rich with the development of textile industries but the industrial area declined during 1970s and 80s. In 1990s, the old warehouse and mills were renovated to start restaurants, shops, design related industries, etc.

Some of the attractions of this neighbourhood include Woods on South and Price's coop Chicken.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historic_South_End

Mathews is located to the south east of Charlotte, North Carolina. In 1800s, this area was fully inhabited by the cotton mill industrialists and the mill workers. It was named as Stumptown in that period because the residents cleared out all the trees in this area leaving only the stumps of them. In 1879, this town was named after Edward Watson Mathews, director of first rail road in this area.

Mathews has expanded a lot in the last decade as many houses are built during this time. Mathews has many restaurants, shops and hotels in this area. Most of the restaurants here are family owned chain restaurants. Some of them are Sante restaurant and Elliot's BBQ.

http://charlotte.about.com/od/realestate/p/matthews.htm