NC League of Municipalities

Originally named Blue's Crossing, Aberdeen was settled in the 1700s by Scottish emigrants. Aberdeen is the delight of railroad buffs, historians, artists and golfers.

The bridge on the main highway into Hertford is an “S”-shaped bridge, the only one of its kind in the country.

Though originally named Excelsior, Rutherford College is now named for the college that was located here years ago.

The N.C. Arts Incubator, located in Siler City, fosters dozens of artists, working in a variety of media from pottery to glass to fiber, honing their crafts over several buildings in downtown.

The famous Edenton Tea Party occurred on October 25, 1774.

The Oxford City Hall is the city’s former school building. The Board of Commissioners held its first meeting in the renovated building on Jan. 12, 1993.

Charlotte’s suburban growth can be credited to Edward Dilworth Latta, who introduced the concept in 1876. He, with the Charlotte Consolidated Construction Company, also developed trolley transportation, making this growth in Charlotte possible.

In the 1870s, Kernersville citizens graded four miles of land for the railroad tracks themselves to ensure the railroad would travel through town.

In 1875, the name of the town of Woodlawn was changed to Mount Holly, after the Mount Holly Cotton Mill that was started that year. The name “Mount Holly” was used in recognition of the famed yarn made at a spinning mill in Mount Holly, New Jersey.

Albemarle is named for George Monck, the Duke of Albemarle, who was one of the eight Lords Proprietors granted the province of Carolina in 1663 by King Charles II.