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History of Alamance, (Alamance County) North CarolinaOur database does not include an historic photo for Alamance, (Alamance County) North Carolina, do you have one you would like to contribute? Contact Us! 15% - 35% off all Products ยป The Ready Store Local History Notes:The 1854 Gazetteer of the United States by Thomas Baldwin shows: ALAMANCE, a county in the N. central part of North Carolina, has an area of about 500 square miles. Haw river, a branch of Cape Fear, flows through the middle of the county, and Alamance creek, from which the name is derived, flows through the western part into the Haw river. The surface is undulating; the soil productive. Wheat, Indian corn, oats, hay, cotton, and tobacco are the staples. In 1850 it produced 4l9,130 bushels of corn; 82,887 of wheat; 108,265 of oats; 3783 tons of hay; 121 bales of cotton; 14,650 pounds of tobacco, and 80,051 of butter. It contained in that year 5 cotton factories, 1 iron foundry, and 30 grist and flouring mills. Number of churches 15. The route of the Central railroad, now in progress, passes through the county, and a plank-road is projected from the county seat to the coal mines on the banks of Deep river. The county was formed out of the western part of Orange in 1848. Capital, Graham. Population, 11,444, of whom 8248 were free, and 3196 slaves. |
North Carolina Facts: Alamance County Facts: Seat: GrahamEstablished: 1849 Formed from: Orange Alamance is situated 171 meters above sea level. |