Ira J Jacobson Memorial American Legion Post 474 has been in existence since September 20, 1919, receiving its permanent charter in 1920. The Post was originally located at 50 Stutson St. in Charlotte, shared with a railroad station. The Post has been in its present home since 1945. The property was purchased from the Sisters of Mercy, who at that time had used the home as a summer cottage and as a school for women. The Post is named after a local young man, Ira Jacobsen, who was a clerk at the train station in Charlotte when enlisted to fight for his country during WW1. He was sent overseas and lost his life in the battle fields of France where he is also buried. The Post spells Jacobsen differently than Ira's family did, due to someone’s error back in 1919. The Jacobsen name is of Swedish descendant. | 
