Fayetteville (North Carolina)
Cumberland County
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Fayetteville is an American city in Cumberland County, whose administrative headquarters is in the U.S. state of North Carolina.
History
Historical buildings
In Fayetteville is the historic Henry McLean House. The house is located on Hay Street at number 1006. Built in 1840 the building was taken as a historical monument with the number 83,001,864 on July 7, 1983 by the National Register of Historic Places.
Universities
- Fayetteville State University
- Methodist College
- Fayetteville Technical Community College
Traffic
The place is connected to the Interstate I-95. He is also due to the Amtrak rail line Silver Star from New York City to Florida (Tampa / Miami). The station was built in 1911 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Twinning
Fayetteville is connected by a twinned with the French town of Saint- Avold in the Lorraine region.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Ellen Baker ( born 1953 ), astronaut
- Harold Floyd "Tina" Brooks (1932-1974), jazz musician
- John Benton Callis (1828-1898), businessman and politician ( Republican)
- Christopher Daniels (born 1971 ), wrestler
- James C. Dobbin (1814-1857), politician, U.S. Secretary of the Navy
- Bertha Harris (1937-2005), writer and author
- Henry Washington Hilliard (1808-1892), lawyer and politician
- Terrell McIntyre ( born 1977 ), basketball player
- Julianne Moore ( born 1960 ), actress
- William Beck Ochiltree (1811-1867), judge and politician Texan
- Hiram Rhodes Revels (1827-1901), politician, the first African American in the U.S. Senate
- Charles Grandison Rose (1939-2012), lawyer and politician
- Warren Winslow (1810-1862), politician, 33rd Governor of North Carolina