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13244
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A tug and a barge plied between Swepsonville, a cotton mill village, and Haw River for many years. Swepsonville is located five miles downstream from the Southern Railway bridge on the banks of the Haw River. By 1870, the town's cotton mill was producing to capacity and the problem was how to get the goods to the nearest railroad station. Manager G. Rosenthall and E.M. Cooke explored the waterway and found it navigable by flat-bottom boat. Later, a small barge was constructed by native craftsmen and the river was opened for travel.
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30944
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Working off his Master's thesis in Architecture, A REVITALIZATION PLAN FOR SAXAPAHAW, Mac Jordan champions the development of old textile mills into a wide range of business and community spaces. The once dwindling textile economy of Saxapahaw has been replaced with a vibrant close-knit community fueled by an influx of artisans and entrepreneurs to the little riverside town.
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41152
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Haw River, once tarnished by pollution-generated runoff and sedimentation, is renowned once more for water-borne activities like canoeing and fishing. The impact of this river’s recovery is being felt particularly in Alamance County, in which much of the Haw is contained.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 83 Issue 4, July/August 2019,
p22-27
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Haw River; Haw River--textile industry; Rivers--North Carolina--Piedmont; Haw River--Textile industry--T.M. Holt Manufacturing Company ; State Parks--North Carolina--Haw River State Park ; Haw River (NC)--Red Slide Park ; North Carolina Birding Trail--Haw River Trail; N.C. Mountain to Sea Trail--Haw River Trail ; State Parks--North Carolina--Swepsonville River Park