Title: Fayetteville, North Carolina - Wikipedia
Headings: Fayetteville, North Carolina
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Contents
History
Early settlement
American Revolution
Post-revolution
Antebellum
The Civil War era and late nineteenth century
20th century to the present
Fort Bragg and Pope Army Airfield
Sanctuary community for military families
National Register of Historic Places
Geography
Topography
Climate
Demographics
Religion
Economy
Top employers
Defense industry
Arts and culture
Clubs and organizations
Points of interest
Sports
Education
Public schools
High schools (grades 9–12)
Specialty schools
Private schools
Colleges and universities
Media
Newspapers
Television stations
Radio stations
Infrastructure
Air transportation
Highways
Public transportation
Passenger rail
Notable people
Sister city
References
Sources
External links

Content: Fayetteville is in the Sandhills in the western part of the Coastal Plain region, on the Cape Fear River . With an estimated population in 2019 of 526,719 people, the Fayetteville metropolitan area is the largest in southeastern North Carolina, and the fifth-largest in the state. Suburban areas of metro Fayetteville include Fort Bragg, Hope Mills, Spring Lake, Raeford, Pope Field, Rockfish, Stedman, and Eastover. Fayetteville's mayor is Mitch Colvin, who is serving his second term. Contents
1 History
1.1 Early settlement
1.2 American Revolution
1.3 Post-revolution
1.4 Antebellum
1.5 The Civil War era and late nineteenth century
1.6 20th century to the present
1.7 Fort Bragg and Pope Army Airfield
1.8 Sanctuary community for military families
1.9 National Register of Historic Places
2 Geography
2.1 Topography
2.2 Climate
3 Demographics
3.1 Religion
4 Economy
4.1 Top employers
4.2 Defense industry
5 Arts and culture
5.1 Clubs and organizations
5.2 Points of interest
6 Sports
7 Education
7.1 Public schools
7.1.1 High schools (grades 9–12)
7.1.2 Specialty schools
7.2 Private schools
7.3 Colleges and universities
8 Media
8.1 Newspapers
8.2 Television stations
8.3 Radio stations
9 Infrastructure
9.1 Air transportation
9.2 Highways
9.3 Public transportation
9.4 Passenger rail
10 Notable people
11 Sister city
12 References
13 Sources
14 External links
History
See also: Timeline of Fayetteville, North Carolina
Early settlement
The area of present-day Fayetteville was historically inhabited by various Siouan Native American peoples, such as the Eno, Shakori, Waccamaw, Keyauwee, and Cape Fear people. They followed successive cultures of other indigenous peoples in the area for more than 12,000 years. After the violent upheavals of the Yamasee War and Tuscarora Wars during the second decade of the 18th century, the North Carolina colony encouraged English settlement along the upper Cape Fear River, the only navigable waterway entirely within the colony. Two inland settlements, Cross Creek and Campbellton, were established by Scots from Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute, Scotland . Merchants in Wilmington wanted a town on the Cape Fear River to secure trade with the frontier country.