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Historic Latta Revisited

Latta Place occupies about 16 acres within Huntersville’s Latta Nature Preserve. Before its closure in 2021, it was a circa-1800 living history museum and farm which gave visitors a glimpse into 19^th century life in the Carolina backcounty. Owner James Latta enslaved 34 men, women and children at this site. As Mecklenburg County considers various proposals to reopen the site, we are seeking community feedback.

This survey has a total of 10 questions and should take about 3 minutes to complete. The purpose of this survey is to gather feedback about the preferred designs and interactive elements proposed for the reimagined Latta Place.

We need your input!

Question 1. How often did you visit Latta Place before it closed?

Weekly

Monthly

Once or twice per year

Only visited once

Never visited

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Question 2. What was the main reason you visited Latta Place? Select all that apply.

To spend time in nature

To recreate or exercise

To attend a program or field trip

To learn more about Mecklenburg County history

To learn about the history of slavery / the impact of slavery in the region

N/A - never visited

Other

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Alternative A: Research and Scholarship: A new visitor center at Latta Place could include a research area for the ongoing study of this site and slavery in Mecklenburg County. Special programs, tours, and changing exhibits could help visitors learn about the experiences and perspectives of the people who lived and worked at this site, especially those of the enslaved workers. Other components might share more about the local community’s history through changing exhibits.

Question 3. Which of the following elements related to research and scholarship would you most like to see at Latta Place? Select all that apply.

Education / research area in the new visitor center

Interactive exhibits interpreting the region and site's past

Self-guided tours of the site

Tours led by site staff and historians

Partnerships with regional colleges, libraries, and other research centers

Interpretation and programming on the impact of slavery in Mecklenburg County

Other, please specify

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Alternative B: Reflection and Healing: Latta Place might also include areas for ongoing reflection – spaces where visitors can confront the trauma at this site, the legacy of slavery, and the healing process that our nation and communities are continuing to go through.

Question 4. Which of the following elements related to reflection and healing would you most like to see at Latta Place? Select all that apply

Quiet spaces to reflect on experience and learning

Events and programming addressing the trauma and legacy of slavery

Artistic installations or visual public art

Changing community art displays

Other, please specify

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Alternative C: Immerse in the History: Latta Place might immerse visitors in the story by providing living history demonstrations and select exhibit spaces that include interactives, tactile components, and first-person perspectives.

Question 5. Which of the following elements related to immersion in history would you most like to see at Latta Place? Select all that apply

Living history demonstrations

Interactive exhibits

First-person perspectives from the people who lived and worked at this site and their descendants

Experiences inside of the historical structures

Opportunities to interact with oral histories

Other, please specify

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Question 6. Latta Place will become a resource to local community members and residents of the greater Charlotte/Mecklenburg community and beyond. What opportunities, changes, or experiences would entice you to visit Latta Place?

The following demographic questions are optional (adapted from the County Resident Budget Priority Survey)

Question 7. Rank which of the alternatives listed above is the most important to you from
1 to 3

Question 9 . Race and ethnicity

African American

American Indian / Native American

Asian / Pacific Islander

Hispanic / Latino descent

Multi-racial

White (non-Hispanic)

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Other

Prefer not to answer

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Question 10. How long have you lived in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg region?

Less than 1 year

1-5 years

6-10 years

11-15 years

16-20 years

21-25 years

Over 25 years

Native to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg region

I do not live in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg region

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Question 11. Zip Code

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Historic Latta Revisited

Historic Latta Revisited

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Question 1. How often did you visit Latta Place before it closed?

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Question 2. What was the main reason you visited Latta Place? Select all that apply.

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Question 3. Which of the following elements related to research and scholarship would you most like to see at Latta Place? Select all that apply.

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Question 4. Which of the following elements related to reflection and healing would you most like to see at Latta Place? Select all that apply

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Question 5. Which of the following elements related to immersion in history would you most like to see at Latta Place? Select all that apply

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Question 6. Latta Place will become a resource to local community members and residents of the greater Charlotte/Mecklenburg community and beyond. What opportunities, changes, or experiences would entice you to visit Latta Place?

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Question 7. Rank which of the alternatives listed above is the most important to you from 1 to 3

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Question 10. How long have you lived in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg region?

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