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[]

1906 - Woman's Club of Fayetteville founded.^[1]
1907 - Hannibal Lafayette Godwin becomes U.S. representative for North Carolina's 6th congressional district.^[7]
1910 - Congregation Beth Israel established.^[8]
1915 - Orange Street School^[1] and Confederate Women's Home^[9] established.
1918 - U.S. military Camp Bragg established near Fayetteville.
1921 - Fayetteville YMCA, and Fayetteville Business & Professional Women's Club founded.^[1]
1925
- Mission of M.E. Church established.^[1]
- Prince Charles Hotel built.
1926 - Cumberland County Courthouse built.
1927 - Carolina Theater built.
1932 - Public library established.^[1]
1935 - Fayetteville Little Theatre begins operating.^[1]
1939
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People chapter formed.^[1]
- WFNC radio begins broadcasting.^[10]
1941 - Colony Theater opens.^[11]
1945 - Sodder Fire - 'Death' of 5 Children
1948 - WFLB radio begins broadcasting.^[1]
1951 - U.S. military XVIII Airborne Corps headquartered at nearby Fort Bragg.
1952 - U.S. military Psychological Warfare Center established at nearby Fort Bragg.
1953 - High school opens.^[1]
1956 - Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra established.^[1]
1960 - February 10: Fayetteville sit-ins begin during Civil Rights Movement.^[1]
1961 - Industrial Education Center established.
1969 - Fayetteville State University active.
1975 - Cross Creek Mall in business.
1982 - Second Harvest Food Bank of Southeast North Carolina established.^[12][1]
1986 - Fayetteville Detention Center privatised.^[13]
1987 - David Price becomes U.S. representative for North Carolina's 4th congressional district.^[14]
1988
- Fayetteville Technical Community College active.
- Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex established.^[15]
1989
- Cape Fear Botanical Garden established.^[16]
- Monarch Stadium (Methodist) opens.

21st century[]

2000 - City website online.^[17]
2001 - Marshall Pitts Jr. becomes mayor.
2005 - Tony Chavonne becomes mayor.
2010 - Population: 200,564.^[18]
2013 - Nat Robertson becomes mayor.*
2017 - Mitch Colvin become mayor.*

References[]

^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Federal Writers’ Project 1939, p. 567: "Chronology"
^ "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
^ Patrick M. Valentine (2006). "Useful Books: Community Libraries in Antebellum North Carolina". North Carolina Libraries. North Carolina Library Association. (fulltext)
^ Davies Project. "American Libraries before 1876". Princeton University. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
^ ^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
^ "North Carolina". Official Congressional Directory. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. 1911 – via HathiTrust.
^ "Fayetteville, North Carolina". Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities. Jackson, Mississippi: Goldring / Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
^ North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources. "(Fayetteville)". This Day in North Carolina History. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
^ Jack Alicoate, ed. (1939), "Standard Broadcasting Stations of the United States: North Carolina", Radio Annual, New York: Radio Daily, OCLC 2459636
^ "Movie Theaters in Fayetteville, NC". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
^ "North Carolina Food Banks". Food Bank Locator. Chicago: Feeding America. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
^ Martin P. Sellers (1993). "Privately Contracted Penal Facilities". History and Politics of Private Prisons. Associated University Presses. ISBN 978-0-8386-3492-9.
^ Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack. Washington, D.C. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
^ American Association for State and Local History (2002). Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.). ISBN 0759100020.
^ "Garden Search: United States of America: North Carolina". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
^ "Fayetteville". Archived from the original on May 2000 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
^ "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[]

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.

[milestones-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.

[FOOTNOTEFederal_Writers’_Project1939567-2] Federal Writers’ Project 1939, p. 567: "Chronology"

[lc-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)

[davies-5] Davies Project. "American Libraries before 1876". Princeton University. Retrieved June 30, 2015.

[census1998-6] 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.

[ISJL-8] "Fayetteville, North Carolina". Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities. Jackson, Mississippi: Goldring / Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life. Retrieved May 7, 2015.

[nchistorytoday-9] North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources. "(Fayetteville)". This Day in North Carolina History. Retrieved May 7, 2015.

[Alicoate1939-10] Jack Alicoate, ed. (1939), "Standard Broadcasting Stations of the United States: North Carolina", Radio Annual, New York: Radio Daily, OCLC 2459636

[cinema-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.

[Sellers1993-13] Martin P. Sellers (1993). "Privately Contracted Penal Facilities". History and Politics of Private Prisons. Associated University Presses. ISBN 978-0-8386-3492-9.

[GovTrack-14] Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack. Washington, D.C. Retrieved May 7, 2015.

[aaslh2002-15] American Association for State and Local History (2002). Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.). ISBN 0759100020.

[botanic-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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Timeline of Fayetteville, North Carolina

Contents

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21st century[]

See also[]

References[]

Bibliography[]

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