Timeline of Fayetteville, North Carolina

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA.

Prior to 20th century

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  • 1780 - Methodist Church established.[1]
  • 1783 - Cross Creek and Campbellton combine to become the town of "Fayetteville."
  • 1789
    • November 21: North Carolina convention ratifies the U.S. Constitution.[2]
    • Fayetteville Gazette newspaper begins publication.[3]
    • Fayetteville becomes capital of the state of North Carolina; State House built.
  • 1793 - Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry established.[1]
  • 1794
    • Legislature moves to Raleigh.
    • Fayetteville Library Society incorporated.[4][5]
  • 1799 - Fayetteville Seminary founded.[1]
  • 1820 - Population: 3,532.[6]
  • 1830
    • Fayetteville Female Society of Industry established.[1]
    • Population: 2,868.[6]
  • 1831 - May 29: Fire.[2][1]
  • 1840 - Population: 4,285.[6]
  • 1845
    • June 6: Fire.[1]
    • Fayetteville Library Institute founded.[1]
  • 1858 - Fayetteville Gas Company established.[1]
  • 1865 - March 14: Fayetteville occupied by Union Army.[2]
  • 1871 - Knights of Pythias established.[1]
  • 1877 - "State normal school for negroes" established.[2]
  • 1899 - Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce formed.

    • 20th century

    21st century

    See also

    References

    1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Selected Milestones in Cumberland County's History". Fayetteville, NC: Cumberland County Public Library. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
    2. ^ a b c d Federal Writers’ Project 1939, p. 567: "Chronology"
    3. ^ "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
    4. ^ Patrick M. Valentine (2006). "Useful Books: Community Libraries in Antebellum North Carolina". North Carolina Libraries. North Carolina Library Association. (fulltext)
    5. ^ Davies Project. "American Libraries before 1876". Princeton University. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
    6. ^ a b c Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, U.S. Census Bureau, 1998
    7. ^ "North Carolina". Official Congressional Directory. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. 1911. hdl:2027/mdp.39015022758380 – via HathiTrust.
    8. ^ "Fayetteville, North Carolina". Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities. Jackson, Mississippi: Goldring / Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
    9. ^ North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources. "(Fayetteville)". This Day in North Carolina History. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
    10. ^ Jack Alicoate, ed. (1939), "Standard Broadcasting Stations of the United States: North Carolina", Radio Annual, New York: Radio Daily, OCLC 2459636
    11. ^ "Movie Theaters in Fayetteville, NC". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
    12. ^ "North Carolina Food Banks". Food Bank Locator. Chicago: Feeding America. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
    13. ^ Martin P. Sellers (1993). "Privately Contracted Penal Facilities". History and Politics of Private Prisons. Associated University Presses. ISBN 978-0-8386-3492-9.
    14. ^ Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack. Washington, D.C. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
    15. ^ American Association for State and Local History (2002). Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.). Rowman Altamira. ISBN 0759100020.
    16. ^ "Garden Search: United States of America: North Carolina". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
    17. ^ "Fayetteville". Archived from the original on 2000-05-10 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
    18. ^ "Fayetteville (city), North Carolina". State & County QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015.

    Bibliography

    • R.H. Long (1863), "Fayetteville", Hunt's Gazetteer of the Border and Southern States, Pittsburgh, Pa.: John P. Hunt
    • Federal Writers’ Project (1939). "Fayetteville". North Carolina: A Guide to the Old North State. American Guide Series. p. 196+ – via Open Library.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link). + Chronology
    • John Oates. The Story of Fayetteville and the Upper Cape Fear (Fayetteville, 1981)
    • Fred Whitted (2000). Fayetteville, North Carolina. Black America. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia.
    • Roy Parker Jr. (2006), "Fayetteville", in William S. Powell (ed.), Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press
    • Raj Chetty; Nathaniel Hendren (2015), City Rankings, Commuting Zones: Causal Effects of the 100 Largest Commuting Zones on Household Income in Adulthood, Equality of Opportunity Project, Harvard University, archived from the original on 2015-05-06, Rank #100: Fayetteville, North Carolina

    External links

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    • Sana Moulder, Kelly Vadney (ed.). "Resources for Genealogy and Local History". LibGuides. Fayetteville, NC: Cumberland County Public Library.
    • "City of Fayetteville". North Carolina History Project. Raleigh, NC: John Locke Foundation.
    • Humanities and Social Sciences Division. "Resources for Local History and Genealogy by State: North Carolina". Bibliographies and Guides. Washington DC: Library of Congress.