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

  • 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]

20th century

21st century

See also

References

  1. "Selected Milestones in Cumberland County's History". Fayetteville, NC: Cumberland County Public Library. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  2. 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. 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 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.). 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 May 2000 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.

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