The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA.
Prior to 20th century
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20th century
- 1906
- Thomas Jefferson Powers becomes mayor.
- 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.*
See also
- Fayetteville history
- List of mayors of Fayetteville, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Cumberland County, North Carolina
- Timelines of other cities in North Carolina: Asheville, Charlotte, Durham, Greensboro, Raleigh, Wilmington, Winston-Salem
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. hdl: 2027/mdp.39015022758380 – 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.). Rowman Altamira. 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 2000-05-10 – 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
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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
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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
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- 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.