24-626: Kerr Scott Farm , also known as Melville , is a historic home and farm located near Haw River , Alamance County, North Carolina . The vernacular farmhouse was built in 1919, and consists of a 1 1/2-story, frame, center hall plan, hip-roofed main block, with a one-story frame gable-roofed ell built about 1860. The property includes a variety of contributing outbuildings including a farm office (c. 1920s), milk house (c. 1920s), woodshed (c. 1930s), dairy barns (1910, 1929 and 1941), equipment building / machine shop (1941), cow shed (c. 1940s), gas / oil house (c. 1940s), corn crib (1910), silos, and cow sheds. It
48-483: A household in the town was $ 35,691, and the median income for a family was $ 46,023. Males had a median income of $ 30,250 versus $ 20,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 20,205. About 10.3% of families and 15.2% of the population were below the poverty line , including 14.4% of those under age 18 and 8% of those age 65 or over. The local public school in Haw River is Haw River Elementary School, part of
72-427: A new life. His settlement was very near the site of an earlier Sissipahaw Indian village. Trollinger chose the spot because it had an easy crossing while nearby the river moved with enough power to drive a mill wheel. In 1748, Adam's son, Jacob, built a grist mill , one of the first industries in the wilderness area. A village known as Trollinger's Ford grew up around the mill. Lord Cornwallis passed nearby during
96-429: A standardized methodology and set of questions. Per capita income is often used to measure a sector's average income and compare the wealth of different populations. Per capita income is also often used to measure a country's standard of living . When used to compare income levels of different countries, it is usually expressed using a commonly used international currency, such as the euro or United States dollar . It
120-434: A typical mill village in which the mill owned the homes of the millworkers and operated the company store . Many people moved from family farms to the community around the mill. Community life centered on sections within the town like Red Slide, Pine Knot, Sugar Hill, and Johnson City. In 1881, Thomas M. Holt built a power dam across the river and a second mill across the street from Granite. Holt's progressive management of
144-632: Is a town in Alamance County , North Carolina , United States. It is part of the Burlington, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area . At the 2010 census , the population was 2,298. Haw River is bordered by Burlington to the west, Graham to the south, and Green Level to the north. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 2.9 square miles (7.4 km ), of which 2.8 square miles (7.3 km )
168-575: Is determined using regular population surveys, such as the American Community Survey . This allows the calculation of per capita income for both the country as a whole and specific regions or demographic groups. However, comparing per capita income across different countries is often difficult, since methodologies, definitions and data quality can vary greatly. Since the 1990s, the OECD has conducted regular surveys among its 38 member countries using
192-478: Is land and 0.039 square miles (0.1 km ), or 1.38%, is water. The town is named for the Haw River , which flows past the center of town. The town formerly supported a textile mill producing enormous quantities of corduroy but is primarily a residential area today. Governor Thomas Michael Holt was a resident of the town. Governor W. Kerr Scott lived nearby, as did his son, Governor Robert W. Scott . As of
216-405: The 2020 United States census , there were 2,252 people, 945 households, and 624 families residing in the town. As of the census of 2010, there were 2,298 people, 921 households, and 625 families residing in the town. The population density was 821 inhabitants per square mile (317/km ). There were 1,035 housing units at an average density of 356.9 per square mile (137.8/km ). The racial makeup of
240-798: The Alamance-Burlington School System , which was created by a merger 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 community of Haw River was developed. Trollinger was a native of the Rhine river valley in Germany and had lived in Pennsylvania before heading south to seek
264-509: The cotton factories in Haw River were acquired by Proximity Manufacturing, which later became Cone Mills Corporation . When corduroy became popular, the company decided to produce the cloth in Haw River. The plants south of Main Street were renamed Tabardrey and were equipped with new machinery to produce corduroy. The mills north of the highway became Granite Finishing for the finishing of the cloth. Corduroy production began on May 1, 1930, and Granite
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#1733085403542288-620: The last days of the Revolutionary War . His foraging soldiers raided Trollinger's mill and confiscated the miller's grain. When Jacob confronted the redcoats, they bound him to a tree with a bridle bit in his mouth. Upon his release, Trollinger sent two of his sons and a slave to help fight the British. Benjamin Trollinger built the first part of the Granite Mill in 1844, marking the beginning of
312-544: The mill and his leadership of the North Carolina Railroad and the Grange led to a term as governor between 1891 and 1893. He died in 1896, leaving his son, Charles, to run the mill. The mill underwent several changes in management in the first quarter of the twentieth century. The railroad bridge was the scene of derailments in 1911, 1936, and 1960. The last wreck damaged the depot which led to its demolition. In 1928,
336-607: The operation was called Holt and Moore. George Swepson came to town, and barges began carrying raw cotton to his mill in Swepsonville and returning with spun products to be shipped by rail. In 1876, Dolph Moore was found shot in George Swepson's yard. When Moore died, George Swepson was charged with the crime. Though acquitted, he was forced to leave town. The mills became the Thomas M. Holt Manufacturing Company. Haw River developed as
360-461: The property and moved to Haw River to oversee the running of the mill. During the Civil War , much cloth was shipped to Raleigh for Confederate uniforms. As the war drew to a close, gold and other treasures were hidden near the railroad line in and around Haw River, and tales of buried treasure persist. In 1868, Thomas Holt's brother-in-law, Adolphus "Dolph" Moore, became partner in the mill, and
384-472: 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 location of the untimely death of blood plasma pioneer Dr. Charles Drew , on April 1, 1950. He
408-521: The sort happened, as detailed in the Raleigh News and Observer . The Charles T. Holt House and Kerr Scott Farm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places . Per capita income Per capita income ( PCI ) or average income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. In many countries, per capita income
432-515: The textile industry in the village. It is the only antebellum mill building in Alamance County still in use. Since that time, the development of the town has been inextricably linked to events at the mill. In 1849, the North Carolina Railroad was chartered and Benjamin Trollinger secured its passage through the mill town by building a railroad bridge over the river at his own expense. The town became known as Haw River Depot. Benjamin Trollinger also
456-534: The town was 75.9% White , 9.3% African American , 0.4% Native American , 0.9% Asian , 11.5% from other races , and 2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.1% of the population. There were 921 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were married couples living together, 16.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who
480-451: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.02. In the town, the population 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 median age was 38.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 104 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.5 males. The median income for
504-470: Was driving a group of his colleagues to a medical conference in Alabama when he apparently dozed off at the wheel, resulting in a crash and the mortal wounds that were the cause of his death. An urban myth developed that he had been denied treatment and allowed to bleed to death, because of his being black, but eyewitnesses, including one of his fellow doctors who was at the hospital, have testified that nothing of
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#1733085403542528-457: Was instrumental in locating the railroad repair station at Company Shops (now Burlington ) a few miles west. As a result of financial difficulties brought on by the failure of Trollinger's hotel in Haw River, Edwin Michael Holt, already one of the state's most successful manufacturers, and his son, Thomas M. Holt, acquired the mill in 1858. In 1861, Thomas M. Holt bought his father's interest in
552-464: Was shipping finished goods by June of the same year. The little town thrived in the years following World War II. Businesses flourished on Main Street in the 1950s, and the Cone plants became the largest producers of corduroy in the world, employing over 1,000 people in 1981. William Kerr Scott served as governor of North Carolina from 1949 to 1953, and from 1969 to 1973 his son, Robert Walker Scott , held
576-548: Was the home of North Carolina governor and United States Senator, W. Kerr Scott (1896-1958) and the birthplace of W. Kerr Scott's son, also a former North Carolina governor, Robert W. Scott . It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. This article about a property in Alamance County, North Carolina on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Haw River, North Carolina Haw River
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