First Ward Elementary School
First Ward Elementary School is a school in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. First Ward Elementary School is situated nearby to the railway station 9th Street station, as well as near First Ward Park.- Type: School
- Also known as: “First Ward School”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Spectrum Center and 9th Street station.
Spectrum Center
Stadium
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Spectrum Center is an indoor arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Located in Uptown, it is owned by the city of Charlotte and operated by its main tenant, the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association. Spectrum Center is situated 2,100 feet southwest of First Ward Elementary School.
9th Street station
Railway station
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9th Street is a light rail station in Charlotte, North Carolina. The at-grade dual side platforms are a stop along the Lynx Blue Line and serves Uptown Charlotte's First Ward as well as First Ward Park and the UNC Charlotte Center City Campus. 9th Street station is situated 710 feet northwest of First Ward Elementary School.
First Ward Park
Park
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First Ward Park is a 4.6 acre urban park in the First Ward neighborhood of Uptown Charlotte. After a national competition to attract architects, the firm Shadley Associates was selected to build the park. First Ward Park is situated 820 feet west of First Ward Elementary School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Charlotte and Uptown Charlotte.
Charlotte
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Charlotte is an ambitious and rapidly growing city in the southern part of the Piedmont of North Carolina. It is also developing its fledgling tourist industry; its central core is one of the most visitor-friendly districts in the Carolinas.
Uptown Charlotte
Photo: James Willamor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Uptown is the central business district of Charlotte. It is home to most of the city's major institutions, and is the historic core. It is also the geographic center of Charlotte, with the center point of the city at the intersection of Trade and Tryon Streets.
Elizabeth
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Elizabeth is a neighborhood in Charlotte. It is just south of Uptown, extending out of town along Elizabeth Ave. and 7th St. It blends the affluence of the Myers Park neighborhood to the west with the middle-class livability of Plaza-Midwood to the east.
First Ward Elementary School
- Category: education
- Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.2282° or 35° 13′ 42″ northLongitude
-80.8334° or 80° 50′ 0″ westElevation
725 feet (221 metres)Open location code
867X65H8+7JOpenStreetMap ID
node 357772806OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
4466264
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