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5929
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This special NORTH CAROLINA magazine community profile supplement discusses Richmond County. The county has experienced an economic downturn in recent years with the decline of textile and other manufacturing jobs, but it has the building blocks for an economic boom, including good roads, an available workforce, industrial parks, adequate water and sewage supplies, affordable housing, and healthcare services.
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North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 61 Issue 8, Aug 2003, p25-26, 30-31, 34-36, il
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13405
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Steele explores the small cities of Richmond County.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 21 Issue 21, Oct 1953, p13-14, 16-19, map, f
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15077
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Richmond County is one of the oldest counties in the State. It was carved from Anson County in 1779 and has had an interesting history of progress and development. Richmond County is the home of the estate of Flora Macdonald and consequently Flora Macdonald College. It is also the home of the fifth oldest cotton mill, Richmond Manufacturing Company, in the State. Richmond County was also the stage for continual guerilla fighting during the Revolutionary War.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 8 Issue 31, Dec 1940, p1-4, 20-22, f
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24194
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A 1,200 acre former tobacco farm in Richmond County, The Webb Farm, is now a quail hunting resort.
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24376
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Richmond County Senior High’s Raiders are a state champion football team, bringing much wanted attention to the community. Many businesses in the county support the team, and the team has helped bring the county and the town of Rockingham together.