Philip Lance Van Every, Charlotte
The bronze statue to Philip Lance Van Every is larger than life-size and weighs over 700 pounds. It depicts Van Every in a business suit and tie. His head is turned slightly to his proper right, arms to his sides and his proper left foot slightly forward. He is standing on a representation of a Toasty snack cracker made famous by the Lance Packing Company.
November 16, 2019
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Marusak, Joe. “Bronze Statue Memorializes Lance Snacks Family,” The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, NC), November 18, 2019
Misner, Jared. “The Cracker Kingdom’s New Ruler: A Look at Lance, Then and Now,” Charlotte Magazine (Charlotte, NC), May 7, 2020, (accessed July 8, 2023) Link
“Charlotte Observer: Van Every Statue Unveiling, 11/16/19,” Trail of History, charlottetrailofhistory.org, (accessed July 8, 2023) Link
“Philip Lance Van Every,” Trail of History, charlottetrailofhistory.org, (accessed July 8, 2023) Link
“Trail of History: Lance, Inc. and Philip L. Van Every,” YouTube.com, (accessed July 8, 2023) Link
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Bronze
Trail of History Inc.
Approximately $250,000
Philip Van Every was the grandson of Lance Packing Company founders Philip L. Lance and Salem A. Van Every. In 1932 he joined the company, first as a salesman, then becoming president and chief executive officer in 1943 upon his father’s death. Under Philip the operation went from a small family-owned business to a nationally recognized publicly traded company. By his retirement in 1973 Lance had 4,500 employees in 34 states and $80 million in annual sales. Van Every also served two terms as Charlotte mayor in the 1950s.
The statue is located on the Trail of History near the Metropolitan development off of Charlottetown Avenue. This statue is one of 21 existing or planned statues along the trail, the first of which was The Spirit of Mecklenburg.
The Trail of History near uptown Charlotte follows the Little Sugar Creek greenway. The greenway runs four miles along the small stream lined with trees, shrubbery, flowering plants and places for seating.
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