Record #:

7352

Author(s):

Daniels, Dennis F.

Abstract:

Where the Deep and Haw rivers join to form the Cape Fear River, the town of Haywood once stood. Established in 1796, the town was named for John Haywood, who served as the state treasurer of North Carolina from 1787 to 1827. Haywood was proposed as the permanent home of the state capital, and in 1792, it was proposed as the home for the University of North Carolina. Daniels recounts the history of the town from its founding in 1796 to its demise in the20th-century.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 44 Issue 2, Spring 2005, p34-36, por, map

Subject(s):

Haywood, John, 1755-1827; Haywood (Town)--History