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The first miniature golf course was built in Fayetteville.
Babe Ruth hit his first home run in Fayetteville on March 7, 1914.
Hiram Rhoades Revels, born in Fayetteville in 1822, was the first African-American member of the United States Congress.
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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 occurrence.
Fayetteville, N.C. May 29, 1831.
Sir - FAYETTEVILLE IS NO MORE !! - This morning the sun rose upon us in its beauty, and with gladdened hearts we...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 natural navigation, 60 miles S from Raleigh, and 100 miles N. W. from Wilmington. The town is regularly laid out, with streets of 100 feet in width. It is...Read MORE... - 1865 - March 11 - Gen Sherman's Union forces occupies Fayetteville, NC
historyorb.com - 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 direct S. of Raleigh. Steamboats can ascend the river to this town. It contains a court-house, 12 churches, a bank, several cotton-mills, a...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 of last night and today. Three thousand persons are homeless.
Walls Fall.
Augusta, Ga., Aug. 28. - The flood has apparently damaged the foundations ...Read MORE... - 1914 - Babe Ruth hit his first home run in Fayetteville on March 7, 1914.
www.ereferencedesk.com/ resources/ state-facts/ north-carolina.html - 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 Line, 53 miles S. of Raleigh. Steamboats ascend the river to this town. It has cotton - and cotton-seed oil mills, a silk-factory, manufactures of...Read MORE... 
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Prince Charles Hotel
Postcard- 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 intersection today and killed 17 persons.
The state highway patrol said the accident killed 16 but a check of funeral homes in the area disclosed 16...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 North Carolina and South Carolina, Georgia and Virginia.
The severe weather warning included the possibility of tornadoes, thunderstorms, hail and...Read MORE... - 1983 - August 21 - 110°F (43°C) at Fayetteville, North Carolina (state record)
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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 occurrence.
Fayetteville, N.C. May 29, 1831.
Sir - FAYETTEVILLE IS NO MORE !! - This morning the sun rose upon us in its beauty, and with gladdened hearts we... Read MORE...
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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 natural navigation, 60 miles S from Raleigh, and 100 miles N. W. from Wilmington. The town is regularly laid out, with streets of 100 feet in width. It is... Read MORE...
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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 direct S. of Raleigh. Steamboats can ascend the river to this town. It contains a court-house, 12 churches, a bank, several cotton-mills, a... Read MORE...
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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 of last night and today. Three thousand persons are homeless.
Walls Fall.
Augusta, Ga., Aug. 28. - The flood has apparently damaged the foundations ... Read MORE...
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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 Line, 53 miles S. of Raleigh. Steamboats ascend the river to this town. It has cotton - and cotton-seed oil mills, a silk-factory, manufactures of... Read MORE...
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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 intersection today and killed 17 persons.
The state highway patrol said the accident killed 16 but a check of funeral homes in the area disclosed 16... Read MORE...
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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 North Carolina and South Carolina, Georgia and Virginia.
The severe weather warning included the possibility of tornadoes, thunderstorms, hail and... Read MORE...
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1983 - August 21 - 110°F (43°C) at Fayetteville, North Carolina (state record)
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