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Headings: Fayetteville, North Carolina
Fayetteville, North Carolina
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Fort Bragg / Pope Army Airfield Edit
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Content: Campbellton became a place where poor whites and free blacks lived, and gained a reputation for lawlessness. After the American Revolutionary War, the two towns were united and renamed to honor General La Fayette, a French military hero who significantly aided the American Army during the war. Fayetteville was the first city to be named in his honor in the United States. Lafayette visited the city March 4 and 5, 1825 during his grand tour of the United States. American Revolution Edit
Center tile of floor of the Market House which served as a town market until 1906
Liberty Point in Fayetteville where the "Liberty Point Resolves" were signed in June 1775
Cool Spring Tavern, built in 1788, is the oldest structure in Fayetteville. Most earlier structures were destroyed by the "great fire" of 1831
The local region was heavily settled by Scots in the mid/late 1700s and most of these were Gaelic speaking Highlanders. The vast majority of Highland Scots, recent immigrants, remained loyal to the British government and rallied to the call to arms from the Royal Governor. Despite this, they were eventually defeated by a larger Revolutionary force at the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge. The area also included a number of active Revolutionaries. In late June 1775, residents drew up the " Liberty Point Resolves ," which preceded the Declaration of Independence by a little more than a year.