History, News and Stories of Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA

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•   1831 - DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
  The following letter from the Rev. Mr. Rowland, to the editor of the National Gazette, describes, in a most vivid manner, this sorrowful... Read MORE...
  
  
• 1854 - Fayetteville
  Fayetteville, a flourishing town, capital of Cumberland county, North Carolina, is situated on the left bank of Cape Fear river, at the head of... Read MORE...
  
  
• 1865 - March 11 - Gen Sherman's Union forces occupies Fayetteville, NC
  
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• 1895 - Fayetteville
  Fayetteville, a city and the capital of Cumberland co., N.C., is on the right or W. bank of the Cape Fear River, 82 miles by rail and about 53 miles... Read MORE...
  
  
•   1908 - FLOODS SUBMERGE N. CAROLINA TOWN - Fayetteville, City of 12,000, Is Now Under Water. Walls Sink In Augusta - Frost Adds Suffering.
  Fayetteville, N. C., Aug. 28. - This city, with a population of 12,000, located on Cape Fear river, was almost entirely submerged because of floods... Read MORE...
  
  
• 1914 - Babe Ruth hit his first home run in Fayetteville on March 7, 1914.
  
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• 1916
  Fayetteville, a banking post-town, capital of Cumber land co., N.C., is on the right or W. bank of the Cape Fear River and on the Atlantic Coast... Read MORE...
  
  
•   1957 - FIERY WRECK KILLS 17 IN N.C. WORKERS ON TRUCK DEAD.
  Fayetteville, N.C. - (AP) - A flat-bed truck filled with migrant farm laborers and a tractor-trailer slammed together in a fiery crash at a road... Read MORE...
  
  
•   1964 - TORNADO IS REPORTED IN FAYETTEVILLE.
  Fayetteville, N.C. (AP) - A tornado struck near Fayetteville, N. C., Saturday and the Weather Bureau issued a severe weather warning that included... Read MORE...
  
  
• 1983 - August 21 - 110°F (43°C) at Fayetteville, North Carolina (state record)
  
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