The Mebane Enterprise was a newspaper based in Mebane, North Carolina . It was previously known as The Alamance-Orange Enterprise until February 13, 1991.
66-588: The Enterprise was a weekly community newspaper that focuses on local government in Mebane and Alamance County , as well as local business and school news. In 2018, the paid circulation was 3,100, and the free circulation was 81. This newspaper is unrelated to the Mebane Enterprise (which merged with the Hillsborough Journal in 1965) published from 1920–1967. In January 2024, Womack Publishing announced
132-595: 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
198-556: 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
264-411: 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
330-684: A distinction between the Occaneechi and Saponi. In 1730 Virginia's House of Burgesses records noted an "Interpreter to the Saponi and Occaneechi Indians." This implied the existence of monoglot Occaneechi people. In 1730, many Saponi moved to live among the Catawba in South Carolina, but most returned to Virginia in 1733, along with some Cheraw Indians. After 1733 the Saponi appear to have fragmented into small groups and dispersed. Some apparently remained in
396-472: 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
462-469: A fort called Christanna . The Siouan people had been drastically reduced to approximately 600 people. Fort Christanna was closed in 1717, after which there are few written references to the Occaneechi. Colonists recorded that they left the area in 1740 and migrated north for protection with the Haudenosaunee . The meaning and origin of the name Occaneechi is unknown. They have also historically been called
528-522: A letter written by Mrs. Bacon to her sister on June 29, 1676 (which the sister received on September 26) describing many Indian raids, and Bacon's losses including an overseer at one of his outward plantations, as well as many cattle. Bacon himself also complained of losing an overseer and cattle before his expedition, and described a two-day fight at the Occaneechee island, and killing about 100 men and two of their kings, beside women and children. By 1676,
594-541: 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
660-612: 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
726-683: A strong relationship with the Cherokee and other interior tribes, that the Occaneechi role as trading middleman was undermined. In May 1676, the Occaneechi allied with Nathaniel Bacon and his British troops in a war with the Susquehannock ; however, the British immediately turned on their allies and attacked three forts within the Occaneechi village. The British killed the Occaneechi's leader Posseclay, approximately 100 men, as well as many women and children. A Susquehannock war party attacked Occoneechee Island in
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#1732847817596792-459: A way of life. Historian Robert Beverley, Jr. , in his History and Present State of Virginia (1705), wrote that the Occaneechi language was widely used as a lingua franca , "understood by the chief men of many nations, as Latin is in many parts of Europe" — even though, he says, the Occaneechi "have been but a small nation, ever since those parts were known to the English." Beverley said that
858-608: 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
924-712: Is a county in North Carolina . As of 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
990-399: 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
1056-514: 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
1122-706: 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
1188-450: Is some evidence that isolated Indians never left these areas of North Carolina and became consolidated with Saponi from Virginia. In 1756, Moravian settlers living near present-day Winston-Salem reported an Indian palisaded "fort" settlement near the Haw River . The Moravians called the Indians "Cherokees", but it is more likely they were Sissipahau ( Saxapahaw ) or another group related to
1254-516: 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
1320-578: 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
1386-505: The Colony of Virginia and decimated. Also under demographic pressure from European settlements and newly introduced infectious diseases , the Saponi and Tutelo came to live near the Occaneechi on adjacent islands. By 1714 the Occaneechi moved to join the Tutelo, Saponi, and other Siouan people living on a 36-square-mile (93 km ) reservation in current-day Brunswick County, Virginia . It included
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#17328478175961452-702: The Eno River near present-day Hillsborough, North Carolina . In 1968, Virginia established Occoneechee State Park on 2,698 acres on the Virginia shore of 48,000-acre Kerr Lake . Kerr Lake, created by the John H. Kerr Dam on the Roanoke River near its confluence with the Dan River, flooded Occoneechee Island where the tribe had been decimated in May 1676. A Virginia historical marker at
1518-640: 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
1584-431: The Mebane Enterprise will close its office and merge with The News of Orange County at the end of the month. In 2017 and 2018, the Mebane Enterprise won 15 North Carolina Press Association awards: This article about a North Carolina newspaper is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Alamance County, North Carolina Alamance County ( / ˈ æ l ə m æ n s / )
1650-678: 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
1716-465: 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
1782-721: The Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation reserve in Ontario . Traditional English-American histories typically describe the Saponi group of Indians as having left Virginia and North Carolina in the 18th century, either to join the Catawba or the Iroquois . Starting in the middle of the 18th century, however, historic records note Saponi living in North Carolina. Some Saponi moved from Virginia to various places in North Carolina. There
1848-650: 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 ,
1914-515: 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
1980-409: 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
2046-518: The "Stuckanok, Tottero, and Saponi," the Occaneechi signed a "Treaty of Peace" with the colony of Virginia in 1713. They moved to Fort Christanna in southeast Virginia. Occaneechi Town was almost entirely abandoned by 1713. Fort Christanna was operated by the Virginia Company from 1714 to 1717. Its closure was apparently due to a lack of profits as an Indian trading center. Although several distinct groups of Siouan Indians lived at Fort Christanna,
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2112-591: The "priests and conjurers" of the other Virginia Indian tribes "perform their adorations and conjurations" in this general language, much "as the Catholics of all nations do their Mass in the Latin." Linguistic scholars believe that the Occaneechi spoke a dialect of the Siouan language Tutelo . Virginia governor Alexander Spotswood mentioned the Occaneechi as being one of nine Native nations within Virginia in 1712. Along with
2178-564: The Achonechy, Aconechos, Akenatzy, Hockinechy, Occaneches, Occaanechy, Occhonechee, Occonacheans, Occoneechee, Ockanechees, Ockanigee, Okenechee, Acconeechy, Occaneeches, Ochineeches, and Ockinagee. The Occaneechi language was a Siouan language , related to the Saponi and Tutelo languages. It became a commonly used trade language for the region by the early 18th century. Archeological studies have found finely chipped projectile points, which provide evidence of thousands of years of habitation, on
2244-568: 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
2310-622: The English Virginians tended to refer to them simply as "Saponi" or "Fort Christanna Indians." After the closing of Fort Christanna in 1717, colonial records contain few references to the Occaneechi. Those references that do exist indicate a continued trade between Virginia colonists and the Saponi and Occaneechi. By 1720, after ongoing losses from warfare, the remnant bands of the Occaneechi, Saponi, and Stukanox, "who not finding themselves Separately Numerous, enough for their Defence, have agreed to unite in one Body, and all of them now go under
2376-796: The Name of the Sapponeys, as William Byrd II wrote. In 1727, a settler living near the Iroquoian Meherrin , in a region where some violence had broken out, wrote to the governor of Virginia about the events. He said the Meherrin denied attacking the Nottoway (another Iroquoian tribe). "[T]hey lay the whole blame upon the Occaneechy King and the Saponi Indians." This suggests that English settlers recognized
2442-474: The Occaneechi. This, along with various oral traditions, indicates Indians' living in a more or less traditional manner in North Carolina's Piedmont after such settlements supposedly vanished. In 1763, Lt. Governor Francis Fauquier of Virginia wrote a letter that included a description of the Indians of Virginia: "There are some of the Nottoways, Meherrins, Tuscaroras, and Saponys, who tho' they live in peace in
2508-626: 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:
2574-561: The Roanoke River near Clarksville, Virginia . Until the completion of the John H. Kerr Dam on the Roanoke River in 1952 and the islands' flooding by the resultant Kerr Lake reservoir, this was site had an abundance of artifacts. Since 1983 the Research Laboratories of Anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have been uncovering another "Occaneechi Town", a late 17th and early 18th century Occaneechi village on
2640-923: 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
2706-455: The Saponi and Tuleto settled near the Occaneechi, later to be joining by the Conestoga . In 1701 John Lawson visited the Occaneechi village, located on the Eno River near present-day Hillsborough, North Carolina . His written report plus modern archaeological research at the site give insight into a society undergoing rapid change. They also were working to continue traditional crafts and
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2772-532: 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
2838-562: 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
2904-652: 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,
2970-451: 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
3036-541: 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
3102-409: 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
3168-593: 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
3234-496: 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
3300-409: 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
3366-463: The former Occoneechee Island, as well as nearby Field's Island, Lewis Island, and Tottero (or Nelson's) Island in the Roanoke River. The Occaneechi were first written about in 1650, by English explorer Edward Bland . He wrote that they lived on the Trading Path that connected Virginia with the interior of North America. Their position on the Trading Path gave the Occaneechi the power to act as trading "middlemen" between Virginia and various tribes to
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#17328478175963432-423: The large, 4-mile (6.4 km) long Occoneechee Island and east of the confluence of the Dan and Roanoke rivers, near current-day Clarksville, Virginia . They spoke one of the Siouan languages and were linguistically related to the Saponi , Tutelo , Eno , and neighboring Southeastern Siouan language –speaking peoples. In 1676, in the course of Bacon's Rebellion , the tribe was attacked by militias from
3498-421: 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 Occaneechi The Occaneechi are Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands whose historical territory was in the Piedmont region of present-day North Carolina and Virginia . In the 17th century they primarily lived on
3564-401: 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
3630-451: 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
3696-470: 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
3762-419: The midst of us, lead in great measure the lives of wild Indians." He contrasted these Indians with the Eastern Shore and Pamunkey Indians, whom he described as more assimilated to English ways. Thus, there are still indications of Saponi in Virginia during this period. For years lay people and researchers have discovered thousands of artifacts from Occoneechee Town, Saponi Town, and Tutelo Town on islands in
3828-405: The park's entrance mentions the massacre, as well as tribal members' return to Fort Christanna nearby decades later. The visitor's center now features exhibits about the indigenous people of the area. In the late 20th century, descendants of the remnant Siouan peoples formed the Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation . In 2002 the tribe was recognized by the state of North Carolina. The members of
3894-434: 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
3960-486: The summer of 1678. Old records in the British Public Record Office describe Bacon's expedition traveling southward from the James to Roanoke Rivers, expecting the fleeing Susquehannocks would try to buy powder from the Occaneechi at their island in the Roanoke River, and entering an agreement with the Occaneechee and their Manneking, Haykolott, and Annelector allies, who raided the Susquehannocks and captured about 30 men, some of whom they put to death. The records also include
4026-415: The vicinity of Fort Christanna, which was noted in Virginia records by its Saponi name, Junkatapurse . After 1742 the settlement is no longer mentioned, but only a road called Junkatapurse. In the 1740s, the Saponi migrated south to live with the Catawba. Governor Gooch of Virginia reported that the "Saponies and other petty nations associated with them ... are retired out of Virginia to the Cattawbas" during
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#17328478175964092-430: The west. German physician John Lederer wrote about them in 1670. In 1673, Abraham Wood , a Virginian fur trader, sent James Needham and Gabriel Arthur into the southern Appalachian Mountains in an attempt to make direct contact with the Cherokee , thus bypassing the Occaneechi. The party did make contact with the Cherokee. It was not until the last decades of the 17th century when South Carolina colonists established
4158-422: The years 1743–1747. Most of the remaining Saponi members were recorded as migrating north in 1740 for protection with the Iroquois . They mostly disappeared from the historical record in the Southeast. After the American Revolution , in which four of the Iroquois Six Nations had sided with the losing British , the majority of the Iroquois (and Saponi) went to Canada for resettlement. Descendants live mostly at
4224-415: 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
4290-408: 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
4356-499: 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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