67-541: Mebane ( / ˈ m ɛ b ən / MEB -ən ) is a city located mostly in Alamance County, North Carolina , United States, and partly in Orange County . The town was named for Alexander Mebane , an American Revolutionary War general and member of the U.S. Congress . It was incorporated as "Mebanesville" in 1881, and in 1883 the name was changed to "Mebane". It was incorporated as a city in 1987. The population as of
134-595: A Homeland Preservation Project that includes a village reconstructed as it would have been in 1701 and a 1930s farming village. During the early 19th century, the textile industry grew heavily in the area, so the need for better transportation grew. By the 1840s, several mills were set up along the Haw River and near Great Alamance Creek and other major tributaries of the Haw. Between 1832 and 1880, at least 14 major mills were powered by these rivers and streams. Mills were built by
201-483: A U.S. Congressman. The Charles F. and Howard Cates Farm , William Cook House , Cooper School , Cross Roads Presbyterian Church and Cemetery and Stainback Store , Durham Hosiery Mill No. 15 , Griffis-Patton House , Thomas Guy House , Hawfields Presbyterian Church , Henderson Scott Farm Historic District , Mebane Commercial Historic District , Old South Mebane Historic District , Paisley-Rice Log House , White Furniture Company , and Woodlawn School are listed on
268-556: A county, the region had at least one known small Southeastern tribe of Native Americans in the 18th century, the Sissipahaw , who lived in the area bounded by modern Saxapahaw , the area known as the Hawfields, and the Haw River . European settlers entered the region in the late 17th century chiefly following Native American trading paths, and set up their farms in what they called the "Haw Old Fields," fertile ground previously tilled by
335-411: A demonstration prior to the 2020 United States presidential election , Alamance County sheriff's deputies and Graham police used pepper spray against crowd members. Law enforcement reported that pepper spray had been deployed to disperse the crowd following an assault on an officer who was trying to shut down a generator the march organizers had brought, in violation of a signed agreement. According to
402-472: A female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 26.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.98. In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.7% under the age of 19, 7.2% from 20 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
469-541: A local Native American word to describe the blue mud found at the bottom of the creeks. Other legends say the name came from another local Native American word meaning "noisy river," or for the Alamanni region of Rhineland , Germany , where many of the early settlers came from. During the American Revolution , several small battles and skirmishes occurred in the area that became Alamance County, several of them during
536-612: A national program of "Amnesty and Pardon" to proclaim amnesty for all who committed crimes on behalf of a secret society. This was extended to the klansmen of Alamance County. There would be no justice in the case of Wyatt Outlaw. Holden's support for Reconstruction led to his impeachment and removal by the North Carolina Legislature in 1871. The county was once the state leader in dairy production. Several dairies including Melville Dairy in Burlington were headquartered in
603-533: A new alignment further west, concerns in predominantly African-American communities along the proposed route, combined with longstanding dissatisfaction with access to municipal services, resulted in civil rights complaints being filed by the West End Revitalization Association and other local residents against the Department of Transportation and city government. Although a four-year moratorium on
670-549: A new collection of innovations to champion every two years that merit accelerated deployment. Among the approaches promoted by the EDC effort are: adaptive traffic control to reduce fuel consumption and improve travel time reliability ; alternative intersection design; prefabricated bridge elements and systems; high-friction surface treatments; warm mix asphalt; ultra-high-performance concrete; virtual public involvement; and time-saving strategies such as rapid bridge replacement . Since
737-539: A question based on the LTPP data. In 2010, FHWA launched the Every Day Counts (EDC) initiative to identify and deploy innovations to reduce project delivery time, enhance safety, and protect the environment. EDC is a state-based model that rapidly deploys proven, yet underutilized innovations. FHWA works with State transportation departments, local governments, tribes, private industry, and other stakeholders to identify
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#1732838527763804-524: A shopping center located on the south side of Mebane next to Interstate 85 and Interstate 40 , include a big box retail anchor as well as dining and other smaller shops. A Tanger Outlet mall is located on Arrowhead Boulevard on the north side of I-85 in Mebane. Alamance County, North Carolina Alamance County ( / ˈ æ l ə m æ n s / ) is a county in North Carolina . As of
871-608: A wood-bat collegiate summer league, play their home games at Burlington Athletic Stadium in Fairchild Park. They were previously known as the Burlington Royals from 2007 to 2020. The Royals were rebranded as the Sock Puppets following the contraction and reorganization of minor league baseball prior to the 2021 season. 2021 was the inaugural season for the revamped Appalachian League and the Sock Puppets. Prior to being known as
938-624: Is a two-year college in Graham , 6 miles (10 km) west of Mebane. Downtown Mebane was named a Top Five Great Place in North Carolina for 2017. Downtown Mebane is home to many high-end home furnishing stores, antique shops, and trendy clothing stores. The downtown also houses a wide variety of restaurants. The downtown area also boasts several antique and curio shops, also with a local flair. Coffee shops are populated by many residents and attract many young professionals and students. Garrett Crossing,
1005-399: Is done by an individual hired by the commissioners' board. Since the establishment of the office, the following persons have served as county managers: Heidi York (July 2022–present) D.J. Walker and David Smith held dual roles as county manager and county attorney during their terms. The Paramount Theater serves as a center of dramatic presentations in the community. To the south there is
1072-999: Is home to Hurdle Field, airport code 4W7. Hurdle Field is no longer operational and is now a residential development. The Alamance County portion is served by 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), while the Orange County portion is served by Orange County Schools. The public schools serving Mebane residents within Alamance County include Eastern Alamance High School , Hawfields Middle School, Woodlawn Middle School, Audrey W. Garrett Elementary School, South Mebane Elementary School, and E. M. Yoder Elementary School; all part of
1139-456: Is often described as a "bedroom" community, with many residents living in the county and working elsewhere due to low tax rates, although the county is still a major player in the textile and manufacturing industries. The current county-wide tax rate for Alamance County residents is 58.0 cents per $ 100 valuation. This does not include tax rates imposed by municipalities or fire districts. The top employers in Alamance County are: Alamance County
1206-574: Is served by the Alamance-Burlington School System , several private elementary and secondary schools, Alamance Community College , and Elon University . The county is divided into thirteen townships , which are both numbered and named. According to a 1975 study of the history of post offices in North Carolina by Treasure Index, Alamance County has 27 ghost towns that existed in the 18th and 19th centuries. Additionally, five other post offices no longer exist. These towns and their post offices were either abandoned as organized settlements or absorbed into
1273-409: Is water. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 17,797 people, 5,763 households, and 3,745 families residing in the city. As of the census of 2010, there were 11,393 people living in the city. The population density was 1,363 inhabitants per square mile (526/km). There were 5,045 housing units at an average density of 554.5 units per square mile (214.1 units/km). The racial makeup of
1340-658: The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), which is used by most highway agencies in the United States. The MUTCD provides such standards as the size, color and height of traffic signs , traffic signals and road surface markings . Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) is a program supported by the FHWA to collect and analyse road data. The LTPP program was initiated by the Transportation Research Board (TRB) of
1407-583: The 2020 census was 17,797. Mebane is one of the fastest-growing municipalities in North Carolina. Mebane straddles the Research Triangle and Piedmont Triad Regions of North Carolina . The bulk of the city is in Alamance County, which comprises the Burlington , NC Metropolitan Statistical Area , itself a component of the Greensboro – Winston-Salem – High Point , NC Combined Statistical Area . Two slivers in
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#17328385277631474-511: The 2020 census , the population was 171,415. Its county seat is Graham . Formed in 1849 from Orange County to the east, Alamance County has been the site of significant historical events , textile manufacturing , and agriculture . Alamance County comprises the Burlington , NC Metropolitan Statistical Area , which is also included in the Greensboro – Winston-Salem – High Point , NC Combined Statistical Area , which had an estimated population of 1,736,099 in 2023. Before being formed as
1541-516: The Cape Fear River . The county is also home to numerous creeks, streams, and ponds, including Great Alamance Creek , where a portion of the Battle of Alamance was fought. The three large municipal reservoirs are: Lake Cammack, Lake Mackintosh, and Graham-Mebane Lake (formerly Quaker Lake). The southwest end of the county is drained by North Rocky River Prong and Greenbrier Creek , two tributaries of
1608-578: The Cold War , the plant built radar equipment and guidance systems for missiles and many other electronics for the government, including the guidance system for the Titan missile. The plant closed in 1992 and sat abandoned until 2005, when it was purchased by a local businessman for manufacturing. The USS Alamance , a Tolland -class attack cargo ship , was built during and served in and after World War II. Alamance County's population has grown significantly, with
1675-640: The Ku Klux Klan . He was president of the Alamance County Union League of America (a progressive reform branch of the Federal Government), helped to establish the Republican party in North Carolina, and advocated establishing a school for African Americans. His offense was that Governor William Holden had appointed him a justice of the peace , and he had accepted the appointment. Outlaw's body
1742-648: The National Register of Historic Places . In 1939 as part of the New Deal , Margaret C. Gates won a competition sponsored by the Section of Painting and Sculpture of the Treasury Department to create a post office mural in Mebane. Her painting, Landscape—Tobacco Curing , which showed a man and a young boy walking in tandem on their way to work on a tobacco farm, was completed and installed in 1941. In 1965, when
1809-610: The National Research Council (NRC) in the early 1980s. The FHWA with the cooperation of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) sponsored the program. As a result of this program, the FHWA has collected a huge database of road performance. The FHWA and the ASCE hold an annual contest known as LTPP International Data Analysis Contest , which is based on challenging researchers to answer
1876-678: The Rocky River in the Deep River system. The Latino population rapidly expanded between 1990 and 2005 due to immigration. As of the 2020 census , there were 171,415 people, 64,316 households, and 41,793 families residing in the county. At the 2010 census , there were 151,131 people, 59,960 households, and 39,848 families residing in the county. The population density was 347.4 people per square mile (134.1 people/km ). There were 66,055 housing units at an average density of 151.9 units per square mile (58.6 units/km ). The racial makeup of
1943-465: The Sheriff and Register of Deeds . Alamance County has provided North Carolina with three of its governors and two U.S. senators : Governor Thomas Holt , Governor and Senator Kerr Scott , Governor Robert W. (Bob) Scott (Kerr Scott's son), and Senator B. Everett Jordan . Alamance County adopted the council-manager form of government in the 1970s, where the day-to-day management of county business
2010-650: The Snow Camp Outdoor Drama which has plays from late spring to early fall in the evenings. Alamance County is also home to the Haw River Ballroom, a large music and arts venue in Saxapahaw . Alamance County, Burlington, Graham, Elon, Haw River, Swepsonville, and Mebane all have small parks that are not listed here. Major parks include: The Burlington Sock Puppets , members of the Appalachian League ,
2077-515: The U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 434.24 square miles (1,124.7 km ), of which 423.45 square miles (1,096.7 km ) is land and 10.79 square miles (27.9 km ) (2.48%) is water. The county is in the Piedmont physiographical region. It has a general rolling terrain with the Cane Creek Mountains rising to over 970 ft (300 m) in the south-central part of
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2144-409: The poverty line , including 25% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over. Lying between overwhelmingly liberal and Democratic Orange County and Durham County to the east, equally Democratic Guilford County to the west, and heavily conservative and Republican Randolph County to the southwest, Alamance leans Republican, though not as overwhelmingly as many other suburban counties in
2211-789: The Alamance - Burlington School System (ABSS). Mebane residents in the Orange County portion are zoned to Efland Cheeks Elementary School, Gravely Hill Middle School, Orange Middle School, Orange High School , and Cedar Ridge High School . There is one private school in Mebane, Bradford Academy, a classical Christian school started in 2008. Mebane is within 20 miles (32 km) of several notable universities, including Duke University , UNC Chapel Hill , North Carolina Central University and Elon University . North Carolina State University & Saint Augustine's University are just over 40 miles (64 km) away in Raleigh. Alamance Community College
2278-536: The American Association for Highway Improvement was organized. Funding came from automobile registration, and taxes on motor fuels, as well as state aid. By 1914, there were 2.4 million miles of rural dirt rural roads; 100,000 miles had been improved with grading and gravel, and 3,000 miles were given high-quality surfacing. The rapidly increasing speed of automobiles, and especially trucks, made maintenance and repair high-priority items. In 1915, OPR's name
2345-515: The Department of Justice found the Alamance County Sheriff's Office to use discriminatory policing, however the case was dismissed by U.S. District Court Judge Thomas D. Schroeder , finding that the government failed to demonstrate that the ACSO had engaged in discriminatory policing. Beginning in 2014, the county has been home to a number of political demonstrations. In October 2020, during
2412-739: The Federal Lands Highway Program (sometimes called "direct fed"), the FHWA provides highway design and construction services for various federal land-management agencies, such as the Forest Service and the National Park Service . In addition to these programs, the FHWA performs and sponsors research in the areas of roadway safety, congestion, highway materials and construction methods, and provides funding to local technical assistance program centers to disseminate research results to local highway agencies. The FHWA also publishes
2479-623: The Federal-aid Highway Program and the Federal Lands Highway Program. Its role had previously been performed by the Office of Road Inquiry , Office of Public Roads and the Bureau of Public Roads . With the coming of the bicycle in the 1890s, interest grew regarding the improvement of streets and roads in America. The traditional method of putting the burden on maintaining roads on local landowners
2546-626: The Piedmont Triad. The last Democratic nominee for president to carry Alamance County was Jimmy Carter in 1976. Alamance County is a member of the regional Piedmont Triad Council of Governments . The county is led by the Alamance County Board of Commissioners and the County Manager, who is appointed by the Board of Commissioners. County residents also elect two other county government offices:
2613-923: The Royals, the team was also known as the Burlington Indians from 1986 to 2006. This version of the team has been active since 1985, but Burlington hosted a minor league baseball team for many years under the Burlington Indians and Burlington Bees. The Elon University Phoenix play in the town of Elon. The Phoenix compete in the NCAA 's Division I ( Championship Subdivision in football) Colonial Athletic Association . Intercollegiate sports include baseball , basketball , cross-country , football , golf , soccer , and tennis for men, and basketball, cross-country, golf, indoor track , outdoor track, soccer, softball , tennis, and volleyball for women. Today, Alamance County
2680-532: The Sissipahaw. The paths later became the basis of the railroad and interstate highway routes. Alamance County was named after Great Alamance Creek , site of the Battle of Alamance (May 16, 1771), a pre-Revolutionary War battle in which militia under the command of Governor William Tryon crushed the Regulator movement . Great Alamance Creek, and in turn Little Alamance Creek, according to legend, were named after
2747-562: The Trollinger, Holt, Newlin, Swepson, and Rosenthal families, among others. One of them, built in 1832 by Ben Trollinger, is still in operation. It is owned by Copland Industries, sits in the unincorporated community of Carolina and is the oldest continuously operating mill in North Carolina. One notable textile produced in the area was the "Alamance plaids" or "Glencoe plaids" used in everything from clothing to tablecloths . The Alamance Plaids manufactured by textile pioneer Edwin M. Holt were
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2814-542: The city is split between two television markets, Spectrum 's Mebane system offers stations from both the Triad and Triangle. DirecTV , Dish Network and U-verse customers receive the Triad local feed, since most of the city is in Alamance County. Mebane has a weekly community newspaper, the Mebane Enterprise , which cover the Mebane city government, local arts and culture, high school sports and local breaking news. Mebane
2881-652: The city of Mebane tripling in size between 1990 and 2020. The county has seen significant business and industry growth, including the additions of the North Carolina Commerce Park and the North Carolina Industrial Center, as well as new retail opportunities near Interstates 85 and 40 on the eastern (Tanger Outlets) and western (University Commons and Alamance Crossing) sides of the county. Some growth has been attributed to illegal immigration, which has led to ongoing legal issues. In 2012,
2948-545: The city was 73.5% White , 20.4% African American , 0.5% Native American , 1.2% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 0.2% from other races , and 2.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6% of the population. Mebane straddles the Research Triangle and the Piedmont Triad areas of North Carolina. However, a majority of the phone numbers listed for the city are in the 919/984 area code , whereas
3015-451: The command of Union veteran George W. Kirk, beginning the so-called Kirk–Holden war. Kirk's troops ultimately arrested 82 men. The Grand Jury of Alamance County indicted 63 klansmen for felonies and 18 for the murder of Wyatt Outlaw. Soon after the indictments were brought, Democrats in the legislature passed a bill to repeal the law under which the indictments had been secured. The 63 felony charges were dropped. The Democratic Party then used
3082-541: The county just north of Snow Camp . Bass Mountain , one of the prominent hills in the range, is home to a world-renowned bluegrass music festival every year. Also, isolated monadnocks are in the northern part of the county that rise to near or over 900 ft (270 m) above sea level. The largest river that flows through Alamance County is the Haw , which feeds into Jordan Lake in Chatham County , eventually leading to
3149-409: The county was 71.1% White , 18.8% Black or African American , 0.7% Native American , 1.2% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 6.1% from other races , and 2.1% from two or more races. 11% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 59,960 households, out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.2% were married couples living together, 14.5% had
3216-593: The county. With increasing real estate prices and a slump in milk prices, most dairy farms have been sold and many of them developed for real estate purposes. During World War II , Fairchild Aircraft built airplanes at a plant on the eastern side of Burlington. Among the planes built there was the AT-21 gunner, used to train bomber pilots. Near the Fairchild plant was the Western Electric Burlington works. During
3283-496: The delegates sent to the convention. At the time of the convention, around 30% of Alamance County's population were slaves (total population around 12,000, including roughly 3,500 slaves and 500 free Black people). North Carolina was reluctant to join other Southern states in secession until the Battle of Fort Sumter in April 1861. When Lincoln called up troops, Governor John Ellis replied, "I can be no party to this wicked violation of
3350-532: The eastern portion of the city are in Orange County, which is part of the Durham - Chapel Hill , NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, itself a component of the Raleigh -Durham-Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area . The town was incorporated as Mebansville in 1880. Its name was changed to Mebane three years later. It is named after Brigadier General Alexander Mebane , an officer during the American Revolution who later served as
3417-534: The first colored cotton goods produced on power looms in the South, and paved the way for the region's textile boom. (Holt's home is now the Alamance County Historical Society. ) But by the late 20th century, most of the plants and mills had gone out of business, including the mills operated by Burlington Industries , a company based in Burlington . By the 1840s, the textile industry was booming, and
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#17328385277633484-513: The inception of EDC, each state has used 26 or more of the 57 innovations and some states have deployed more than 45. Many of these practices have become mainstream practices across the country. The Federal Highway Administration is overseen by an administrator appointed by the President of the United States by and with the consent of the United States Senate . The administrator works under
3551-504: The larger communities that now make up Alamance County. The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2020 census of Alamance County. † = county seat Federal Highway Administration The Federal Highway Administration ( FHWA ) is a division of the United States Department of Transportation that specializes in highway transportation. The agency's major activities are grouped into two programs,
3618-401: The last time. By the end of the war, 236 people from Alamance County had been killed in the course of the war, more than any other war since the county's founding. Some of the Civil War's most significant effects were seen after it ended. Alamance County briefly became a center of national attention when in 1870 Wyatt Outlaw , an African-American town commissioner in Graham , was lynched by
3685-451: The laws of the country and to this war upon the liberties of a free people. You can get no troops from North Carolina." After a special legislative session, North Carolina's legislature unanimously voted for secession on May 20, 1861. No battles took place in Alamance County, but it sent its share of soldiers to the front lines. In July 1861, for the first time in American history, soldiers were sent in to combat by rail. The 6th North Carolina
3752-470: The lead-up to the Battle of Guilford Court House , including Pyle's Massacre , the Battle of Lindley's Mill , and the Battle of Clapp's Mill. In the 1780s, the Occaneechi Native Americans returned to North Carolina from Virginia , this time settling in what is now Alamance County rather than their first location near Hillsborough . In 2002, the modern Occaneechi tribe bought 25 acres (100,000 m ) of their ancestral land in Alamance County and began
3819-635: The new U.S. Department of Transportation . The FHWA took over the functions of the Bureau of Public Roads the following year. The FHWA's role in the Federal-aid Highway Program is to oversee federal funds to build and maintain the National Highway System (primarily Interstate highways , U.S. highways and most state highways). This funding mostly comes from the federal gasoline tax and mostly goes to state departments of transportation . The FHWA oversees projects using these funds to ensure that federal requirements for project eligibility, contract administration and construction standards are adhered to. Under
3886-503: The organization was once again named the Bureau of Public Roads; it was placed under the Department of Commerce . From 1917 through 1941, 261,000 miles of highways were built with $ 3.17 billion in federal aid and $ 2.14 billion in state and local funds. The Federal Highway Administration was created on October 15, 1966, along with the Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety and the National Highway Safety Bureau (now known as National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ), as part of
3953-399: The post office was remodeled, the mural was damaged beyond repair, as officials tried to remove it for restoration. A local artist, Henry E. Rood III, was hired to create an exact replica of the painting to adorn the new facility. While the North Carolina Department of Transportation has long had plans to reroute North Carolina Highway 119 , currently running through the city's downtown, to
4020-498: The project was established in 1999, the Federal Highway Administration eventually granted approval in December 2009. In October 2014, the city council voted to adopt a new seal and slogan, replacing "A progressive community, the perfect place to call home" with "Positively Charming". According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 8.5 square miles (21.9 km), of which 8.3 square miles (21.6 km) are land and 0.12 square miles (0.3 km), or 1.36%,
4087-434: The railroad was being built through the area as a convenient link between Raleigh and Greensboro . The county was formed on January 29, 1849 from Orange County . In March 1861, Alamance County residents voted overwhelmingly against North Carolina's secession from the Union, 1,114 to 254. Two delegates were sent to the State Secession Convention , Thomas Ruffin and Giles Mebane , who both opposed secession, as did most of
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#17328385277634154-429: The rest of Alamance County is situated in the 336/743 area code . When the Triad was split off into area code 910 in 1993, it was decided that Mebane would stay in 919 to keep the entire city within the same area code. This was retained even after the Triad split from 910 as its own area code, 336, in 1998. Since then, 984 has been introduced as an overlay with 919, followed by 743 as an overlay for 336. Reflecting that
4221-415: Was 38.7 years. For every 100 females there were 92.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.00 males. The median income for a household in the county was $ 44,430, and the median income for a family was $ 54,605. Males had a median income of $ 31,906 versus $ 23,367 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 23,477. About 13.7% of families and 16.1% of the population were below
4288-416: Was changed to the Bureau of Public Roads . The following year, federal aid was first made available to improve post roads and promote general commerce: $ 75 million over five years, issued through the BPR in cooperation with the state highway departments. In 1939, BPR was renamed to the Public Roads Administration (PRA) and shifted to the Federal Works Agency . After the FWA was abolished in 1949,
4355-408: Was found hanging 30 yards from the courthouse, with a note pinned to his chest reading, "Beware! You guilty parties – both white and black." Outlaw was the central figure in political cooperation between blacks and whites in the county. On July 8, 1870, Governor Holden declared Caswell County to be in a state of insurrection and sent North Carolina militiamen to Caswell and Alamance Counties, under
4422-430: Was increasingly inadequate. In 1893, the federal Office of Road Inquiry (ORI) was founded; in 1905, it was renamed the Office of Public Roads (OPR) and made a division of the United States Department of Agriculture . Demands grew for local and state government to take charge. With the coming of the automobile, urgent efforts were made to upgrade and modernize dirt roads designed for horse-drawn wagon traffic. In 1910,
4489-499: Was loaded onto railroad cars at Company Shops and transferred to the battlefront at Manassas, Virginia ( First Battle of Manassas ). Although the citizens of Alamance County were not directly affected throughout much of the war, in April 1865, they witnessed firsthand their sons and fathers marching through the county just days before the war ended with the surrender at Bennett Place near Durham . At Company Shops, General Joseph E. Johnston stopped to say farewell to his soldiers for
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