Haw River, North Carolina
Haw River, North Carolina Location of Haw River, North Carolina Location of Haw River, North Carolina Haw River is a town in Alamance County, North Carolina, United States.
Haw River is positioned at 36 05 43 N 79 21 28 W. It is bordered by Burlington to the west, Graham to the south, and Green Level to the north.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 2.9 square miles (7.4 km2), of which 2.8 square miles (7.3 km2) is territory and 0.039 square miles (0.1 km2), or 1.38%, is water. The town is titled for the Haw River, which flows past the center of town.
The town formerly supported a textile foundry producing enormous quantities of corduroy but is primarily a residentiary region today.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 19, 6.3% from 20 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older.
The small-town enhance school in Haw River is Haw River Elementary School, part of the Alamance-Burlington School System, which was created by a consolidation between the Alamance County School System and the Burlington City School System in 1996.
In 1745, Adam Trollinger established a homestead on the banks of the Haw River.
From that beginning, the improve of Haw River was developed.
Trollinger chose the spot because it had an easy crossing while close-by the river moved with enough power to drive a foundry wheel.
In 1849, the North Carolina Railroad was chartered and Benjamin Trollinger secured its passage through the foundry town by building a barns bridge over the river at his own cost.
The town became known as Haw River Depot.
As a result of financial problem brought on by the failure of Trollinger's hotel in Haw River, Edwin Michael Holt, already one of the state's most prosperous manufacturers, and his son, Thomas M.
Holt bought his father's interest in the property and moved to Haw River to oversee the running of the mill.
As the war drew to a close, gold and other treasures were hidden near the barns line in and around Haw River, and tales of buried treasure persist.
Holt Manufacturing Company, Haw River, North Carolina, 1897 In 1868, Thomas Holt's brother-in-law, Adolphus "Dolph" Moore, became partner in the mill, and the operation was called Holt and Moore.
Haw River advanced as a typical foundry village in which the foundry owned the homes of the millworkers and directed the business store.
Holt assembled a power dam athwart the river and a second foundry athwart the street from Granite.
Holt's progressive management of the foundry and his leadership of the North Carolina Railroad and the Grange led to a term as governor between 1891 and 1893.
In 1928, the cotton factories in Haw River were acquired by Proximity Manufacturing, which later became Cone Mills Corporation.
When corduroy became popular, the business decided to produce the cloth in Haw River.
William Kerr Scott served as governor of North Carolina from 1949 to 1953, and from 1969 to 1973 his son, Robert Walker Scott, held the same office.
Both men had Haw River addresses so that the only three governors from Alamance County are claimed by Haw River.
Haw River was officially incorporated on June 1, 1973.
The Haw River municipal building was dedicated on Sunday, July 18, 1976, as part of the nation's bicentennial.
The Haw River Municipal Park was opened on August 7, 1981. Haw River is the locale of the untimely death of blood plasma pioneer Dr.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Haw River town, North Carolina".
Haw River Historical Association Town of Haw River official website Municipalities and communities of Alamance County, North Carolina, United States Elon Gibsonville Green Level Haw River Ossipee Swepsonville
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Towns in North Carolina - Towns in Alamance County, North Carolina - Populated places established in 1745 - 1745 establishments in North Carolina - Company suburbs in North Carolina
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